By Cory Shaffer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A
Cleveland police officer has been charged with assault.
Patrol Officer Edwin Powell
faces assault, menacing and interfering with civil rights charges stemming from
allegations of misconduct against a prisoner while Powell was working secondary
employment, Police Chief Calvin Williams said in a department release.
Powell received a summons
and is scheduled to appear in Cleveland Municipal Court at 8:30 a.m. March 11.
The department's Internal Affairs Unit investigated the allegations, and sent
their findings to the city prosecutors, who filed the charges Friday.
Police would not release
any more information about the incident tied to the charges.
Powell will be placed on
administrative duties pending a disciplinary hearing in front of Director of
Public Safety Michael McGrath.