An Aurora Detention Center officer is facing a felony assault charge after he was accused of using excessive force against a inmate in October.
Christopher Freitas, 41, allegedly pinned and pulled the right arm of Austin Young, 28, around a cell door, causing it to break, after Young punched another detention center officer while he was being processed on Oct. 6, according to a Friday news release from the City of Aurora.
Young was hospitalized with a fracture and needed surgery to restore blood flow to his arm, according to the release. Toxicology reports taken at the time showed he had tested positive for several substances, including opioids, cocaine and benzodiazepines…