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Ex-Cop Charged with Excessive Force
A former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer, Richard Thomas Scavone, 49, has been indicted on charges of violating the civil rights of a victim and obstruction of justice.
According to the indictment, on Jan. 6, 2015, while acting as a police officer, Scavone allegedly assaulted the victim, resulting in bodily injury. The indictment alleges that Scavone grabbed the victim around the neck with his hand and threw the victim to the ground; struck the victim in the forehead with an open palm; twice slammed the victim’s head onto the hood of his patrol vehicle; and slammed the victim into the door of his patrol vehicle.
The obstruction charge alleges that on or about Jan. 6, 2015, Scavone knowingly falsified and made false entries in a document with the intent of impeding, obstructing, and influencing the investigation and proper administration of a matter within the jurisdiction of the FBI.
Scavone faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the civil rights count, and a maximum sentence of 20 years and a $250,000 fine on the obstruction count if convicted.
An indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Las Vegas Division and is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Patricia Sumner of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nicholas Dickinson and Phillip Smith of the District of Nevada.
Key Facts
- State: Nevada
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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