State investigating sergeant accused of hitting suspect 41 times with baton, attorney says

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HAMILTON, Ohio (WXIX) – State authorities are reviewing a Hamilton police sergeant’s alleged use of force on a suspect at the request of the Butler County Prosecutor’s Office, state records show.

The suspect’s attorney contends police body camera footage shows the sergeant hitting his client, Robert Thomas Jr., 41 times with his baton while taking him into custody on a criminal trespass charge at a city park…

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