DES MOINES (AP) — A former Des
Moines police officer is in federal custody on a charge of assaulting a man
during an arrest in February.
Federal prosecutors said Colin
Boone was indicted Tuesday and arrested in South Dakota on Thursday morning.
The formal charge is
deprivation of rights under color of law, which is a violation of the
constitutional rights citizens have against unreasonable force by police.
A grand jury indictment
document alleges Boone kicked a man causing an injury in February. The charge
carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
U.S. Attorney Nicholas
Klinefeldt said in a statement the arrest is the result of an FBI
investigation.