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Interview: Prosecutor Mears talks about two IMPD officers facing criminal charges

Posted at 11:32 AM, Aug 13, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-13 11:32:49-04

INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Prosecutor, Ryan Mears, talked about the case againsttwo Metro police officers from the May protests, which is also the focus of a separate federal lawsuit.

All four of the officers involved in the alleged excessive force incident against Ivore Westfield and Rachel Harding are part of a federal lawsuit.

The grand jury charges filed on Wednesday are only against two of the officers.

Prosecutor Mears talks more about this with Rafael Sanchez in the video above.

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