NEW: The federal jury trial for three current and former Muncie Police Department officers accused of excessive force or covering it up will start in January. The trial was scheduled to start next month but was postponed due to medical emergencies.
MUNCIE — The federal jury trial for three current and former Muncie Police Department officers accused of excessive force or covering it up has been rescheduled for January 2023.
The trial for officers Chase Winkle, Corey Posey and Sgt. Joe Kresja was scheduled to begin in August, but it was delayed in June due to medical emergencies.According to the motion to continue the trial, the trial has already been continued five times for several reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic, a superseding indictment and the need to review discovery.
Gibson pled guilty to two charges including depriving arrestees of their rights and obstruction of justice for falsifying a report about use of force. Pratt accepted Gibson’s plea.He had nothing to say when WRTV Investigates asked him if he had anything to say to the community or whether he planned to apologize.
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