Former officer charged for beating man, filing false report
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Atlanta police sergeant is headed to prison for beating and arresting a man he incorrectly suspected of stealing a tomato.
The U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta said in a news release Monday that 50-year-old Trevor King was sentenced to serve five years in federal prison for the October 2014 incident.
Believing Tyrone Carnegay was stealing a tomato from Walmart, King stopped him at the exit. Within seconds, prosecutors said, King began to hit Carnegay with his baton and ultimately caused a compound fracture to Carnegay's leg.
King then found a receipt in Carnegay's pocket showing he'd paid for the tomato.