A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man during the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by another officer in 2020.
FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff's Office shows Jaleel Stallings. Justin Stetson, a former Minneapolis police officer, pleaded guilty, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, to assaulting Stallings during the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by another officer in 2020. Stetson's guilty plea to a felony charge of third-degree assault means he can never again work as a law enforcement officer in Minnesota.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, whose office prosecuted the case, called Stetson's admission historic. But Stallings filed an objection with the court calling the deal too lenient and saying it fails to hold him accountable because it keeps the former officer out of prison. When Stallings realized they were police, he dropped his gun and lay on the ground. Stetson kicked him in the face and in the head, then punched Stallings multiple times and slammed his head into the pavement,
“Rarely if ever do police officers plead guilty to using excessive force in the line of duty — and today, Stetson has admitted he did so under color of his official authority, in violation of the law,” Ellison said in a statement.
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