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Fall River Police Officer Charged With Beating Handcuffed Suspect With Baton: Feds Fall River Police Officer Charged With Beating Handcuffed Suspect With Baton: Feds
Fall River Police Officer Charged With Beating Handcuffed Suspect With Baton: Feds Federal authorities arrested a Fall River police officer on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and charged him with hitting an in-custody suspect with a baton, officials said.  Nicholas M. Hoar, 35, is charged with deprivation of rights under color of law and two counts of false reports for the alleged 2020 assault, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He potentially faces 50 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines if convicted, officials added.  The prosecutor alleges that Hoar hit a man across the forehead with his baton on Dec. 21, 2020, and then omitted that informat…

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