LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — Editor's Note: The video above is from a previous report.
Two former law enforcement officers from Lincoln County were charged in connection with the violent arrest of a suspect last May, officials announced Thursday.
A suspect was arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for DWI, resisting arrest and assault on an officer on May 28, 2022. Body camera videos of the incident showed Deputy Tyler Thompson and Sgt. Aldon Sutton using force against the subject.
Sutton was charged on a criminal summons with simple assault by Rutherford County District Attorney Ted Bell following an investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
Thompson was charged with assault inflicting serious injury. Thompson was fired by the sheriff's office on Aug. 4, 2022, in relation to a series of excessive force incidents while acting as a deputy.
Both were served charges at the Lincoln County Courthouse on Thursday, according to deputies.
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