AUBURN, Wash. — City prosecutors have dropped all pending criminal charges against a man who was punched at least 20 times by an Auburn police officer during an arrest last week.
The officer remains on administrative leave over the encounter as an internal investigation continues and a criminal review expands.
Mauro Alberto Felix Valles, the man who was beaten, had been booked on allegations including disorderly conduct, attempted assault, obstruction, and possession of a controlled substance. He was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, but the Auburn prosecutor’s office filed a motion to dismiss the case without prejudice, and the judge granted the request…