A federal jury in St. Louis reached a split decision Wednesday, convicting one former Northwoods police officer while acquitting another in a case involving the 2023 assault of a handcuffed man.
Samuel Davis, 28, was found guilty of depriving a victim of his civil rights under color of law, witness tampering, and falsifying records. The charges stem from an incident where Davis deactivated his body camera and misled dispatchers.
However, the jury acquitted Davis of a conspiracy charge, and his co-defendant, 54-year-old Michael Hill, was found not guilty on all counts…