LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville Metro Police officer will spend two years in federal prison for using excessive force during the height of the social justice protests in the summer of 2020.
A judge handed down the sentence to Cory Evans on Tuesday. It also includes two years of supervised release.
Evans previously pleaded guilty to using reasonable force against a person he was arrested on May 31, 2020.
Prosecutors said a person was kneeling and surrendering for an arrest when Evans hit him in the head with a riot stick.
Evans resigned from the department last summer.
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