BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A Buckeye police officer has been indicted on aggravated assault charges following an investigation into two separate use-of-force incidents involving people in custody.
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Buckeye Police Chief Robert Sanders asked the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the incidents in January, according to a statement from Sanders.
As a result of the investigation, a grand jury indicted Officer Carri Carrico on aggravated assault charges in both incidents.
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Officer Carrico is on paid administrative leave while the department completes an investigation into the incidents.
“I thank the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for its investigation. To our community, I urge you to judge the Buckeye Police Department not by the conduct of one individual, but by the character and professionalism demonstrated daily by the overwhelming majority of our officers,” Sanders said in his statement.
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