A former Fairmount Heights, Maryland, police officer has been indicted on federal charges over a 2019 incident in D.C.
Philip Dupree, 38, was indicted on charges of violating a man’s civil rights and obstructing justice in relation to a traffic stop Aug. 4, 2019.
Prosecutors said in a statement that Dupree made a traffic stop in D.C., detained the driver and used pepper spray in “an unreasonable use of force,” then submitted a false probable cause statement that justified his use of the spray.
The two charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 30 years.