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A Missouri judge sentenced former De Soto Police Officer James Daly to two years of probation for assaulting a handcuffed suspect who was being booked into the local jail. A jury found Daly guilty of three misdemeanor assault charges. Daly reportedly grabbed the suspect by the hair and throat, pushed him onto a bench, and held him there by his neck for "a period of time."

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.