A former , Weymouth , Police officer was sentenced Tuesday for punching a chained man more than a few days while loading him into a club vehicle in , July 2022.
Justin Chappell, 44, was sentenced by a federal judge to two years of supervised release, with the first six weeks spent under house captivity.
He , pleaded guilty in April , to one count of deprivation of rights under colour of rules.
A state-based law enforcement official claimed that Chappell had previously brutalized a think.
In January, the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, Commission  , revoked Chappell’s license , to work in law enforcement, citing both the , July 2022 , show and an unrelated event five months earlier in which Chappell “delivered two closed-fist hits” to the mind of a man resisting arrest.
For that affair, he was issued a one-day disqualification and purchases for rehabilitation, according to the commission.
On , July 2, 2022, Chappell responded to a contact for an intoxicated person causing a disturbance at a , Weymouth , home. The male, whose arms were cuffed behind his back, struggled as Chappell forced him into a police ship, a , picture frequently shared , after the event showed.
As the person resisted, Chappell delivered 13 blows to his mind with a closed fist. His use of power was without any constitutional explanation, federal prosecutors said.
In a pre-sentencing activity, Chappell’s lawyer,  , Kenneth H. Anderson, said his client acknowledged his conduct and “has not run from accepting responsibility for his deeply tragic actions in this incident”.
U. S. District Court , Judge , Allison D. Burroughs , also ordered Chappell to complete 80 hours of community service.
In a court filing,  , U. S.  , Attorney , Joshua Levy ‘s , office, which prosecuted the case, argued that while Chappell’s actions constituted a serious criminal offense necessitating punishment, other factors should spare him jail time.
The prosecutors cited Chappell’s “prompt acceptance” of his actions, mental health conditions for which he sought help, an “honorable and significant military service”, and service helping veterans.
In a court filing, Anderson described Chappell’s multiple tours of duty in , Afghanistan , and time working for the , State Department , as a civilian security contractor in , Iraq.
Chappell resigned from the , Weymouth Police , days after the , July 2022 , incident as he faced a termination hearing, according to the , POST Commission.
He is one of 20 officers the commission has  , decertified, all since last year. The officers are banned from future police work in , Massachusetts , and their names are added to a national registry of decertified police officers.
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