The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A former Maywood police officer was convicted Wednesday of using excessive force and filing a false report about the incident in which he knocked a suspect unconscious at a police station in May 2004.
A Superior Court jury deliberated for three hours before finding Michael Singleton, 43, guilty of both felonies, said Deputy District Attorney Margo Baxter.
Singleton struck the suspect after he had been arrested and handcuffed and then filed the false report, Baxter said.
Singleton, who later left the police force, faces up to 44 months in state prison when he is sentenced Aug. 11.
The Maywood Police Department is under investigation by state and Los Angeles County prosecutors over allegations of officer misconduct. Maywood is a tiny city just east of Los Angeles.