The officer is charged with violating the detainee's civil rights.
Bias pleaded not guilty during an arraignment hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in D.C. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui ordered Bias released pending further court hearings; the prosecutor did not seek pretrial detention.Authorities said the incident occurred June 12, 2019. In the indictment, Bias is accused of pushing the detainee “into a metal door frame,” injuring the person’s head and face. The detainee, who was being held at the D.C.
Keena Blackmon, a spokeswoman for the D.C. Department of Corrections, declined to comment on why Bias is no longer employed by the agency, saying they do not disclose personnel records. Blackmon issued a statement saying the corrections agency has “zero tolerance for physical abuse of inmates or any unnecessary/excessive use of force.”
Efforts to reach Bias were not successful. A person who answered a phone linked to his residence said he was not available.
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