Remember When Those Cops Beat The Bag Out Of The High Speed Chase Guy Earlier This Year? They Got Arrested.

(WaPo) — Authorities in New Hampshire arrested two state troopers Tuesday and charged them with assault for their actions during a violent arrest captured on video earlier this year. After a long police chase that began in Massachusetts and ended in New Hampshire, at least two officers were seen on the video repeatedly punching the driver who had led the pursuit. After video of the May 11 incident began to spread online, Joseph Foster, the New Hampshire attorney general, launched a criminal investigation into the episode. New Hampshire State Police and Massachusetts State Police each pulled a trooper involved in the incident from duty while the investigation was carried out. Foster said Joseph Flynn, 32, of the Massachusetts State Police, and Andrew Monaco, 31, of the New Hampshire State Police were arrested and charged with simple assault for their use of force during the arrest. Flynn was charged with two counts of simple assault, while Monaco was charged with three counts of simple assault.

Never really see officers actually arrested for shit so it’s safe to say this one surprised me. Yeah it’s only simple assault which I’m pretty sure is like the speeding ticket of real arrests, but still a stunner. Can’t say I disagree, though. If you’re too stupid to realize there are probably choppers, ones with cameras, following you on that interstate high speed chase then you decide to crowhop a punch you kind of deserve whatever you get. I know tensions are probably running hot when you’re flying down back roads but just feel like you’re not supposed to throw gangland beatdowns to the guy once he surrenders. I saw them do that in The Patriot and it seemed like everyone got super pissed about it so I think that counts as legal knowledge regarding the issue at hand.