Trooper gets jail sentence for punching handcuffed illegal alien suspect

[Brewster]

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – A Pennsylvania state trooper convicted of
punching a handcuffed man during a drunken-driving arrest has been
sentenced to up to a year in jail.

John Sromovsky was captured on video punching 25-year-old Lorenzo
Lopez in September 2016, while Lopez was handcuffed and seated in a
patrol car.

Prosecutors say Lopez had been crying, and Sromovsky threatened to
give him "a reason to cry." They say Lopez was defenseless and didn't
pose a threat.

Sromovsky was convicted of assault last month. He was sentenced
Thursday to 2½ to 12 months in jail.

Sromovsky's attorney tells Philly.com he will appeal and will remain
free pending a ruling on the appeal.

Lopez was living in the U.S. illegally. He was convicted of drunken
driving and was turned over to immigration agents.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/08/trooper-gets-jail-sentence-for-punching-handcuffed-suspect.html