By Associated Press Reporter A Connecticut police officer has been charged with violating a man’s civil rights by using unreasonable force during an arrest captured on video, prosecutors said Friday. A grand jury indicted Clive Higgins, 48, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Higgins’ attorney, federal public defender Paul Thomas, said his client pleaded not guilty Friday in New Haven federal court. The video showed police officers kicking and stomping Orlando Lopez-Soto after he was shot with a stun gun and fell to the ground in Beardsley Park, Bridgeport, in 2011 following a car chase. It’s unclear who recorded the video, which was posted online.
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Orlando Lopez-Soto lead police on a car chase in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 2011
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He was eventually subdued by a stun gun and arrested in Beardsley Park
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Lopez-Soto claimed he was assaulted and sued police, settling for $198,000
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Last year footage of the arrest surfaced on YouTube
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It showed veteran officer Clive Higgins, 48, kicking and stomping on Lopez-Soto
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Higgins has been charged with using unreasonable force and is facing up to 10 years in prison
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Two other officers seen in the video pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and agreed to resign from the force
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