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Former Westchester Police Officer Sentenced For Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate Former Westchester Police Officer Sentenced For Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate
Former Westchester Police Officer Sentenced For Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate A former police officer in Westchester will avoid jail time after admitting that he assaulted a handcuffed inmate in his custody. James Ready, age 27, of Putnam Valley, was sentenced to three years of probation Tuesday, June 14, according to the Westchester County DA’s office. It followed his guilty plea to a misdemeanor assault charge in August 2021. Earlier report: Former Police Officer In Westchester Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Prisoner Ready was working as a probation officer with the Mount Vernon Police Department on Nov. 23, 2019 when he was placed in charge of an inmate receiv…

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Former Police Officer In Westchester Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Prisoner Former Police Officer In Westchester Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Prisoner
Former Police Officer In Westchester Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Prisoner A former police officer in Westchester is expected to avoid jail time after reaching a plea agreement for his role in beating a suspect in custody who was handcuffed and shackled, authorities announced. James Ready, age 27, of Putnam Valley, pleaded guilty this week to falsifying business records, a felony, and reckless assault, a misdemeanor, following an incident with a prisoner in 2019 in Mount Vernon. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on Nov. 23, 2019, Ready, who was a probationary officer with the Mount Vernon Police Department, was in charge of a susp…

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Former Police Officer In Westchester Indicted On Assault Charges Former Police Officer In Westchester Indicted On Assault Charges
Former Police Officer In Westchester Indicted On Assault Charges A former police officer in Westchester is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a suspect in his custody who was handcuffed and shackled, authorities announced. James Ready, 27, of Putnam Valley, was arraigned this week following an indictment by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting a defendant in his custody and attempting to falsify the record of it, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said.  At the time of the alleged assault, Ready was a probationary officer with the Mount Vernon Police Department. It is alleged that on Nov. 23 last year, Ready was in ch…

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