WEYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) – A former Weymouth police officer pleaded responsible Tuesday to assaulting a person in custody.

Justin Chappell, 43, was charged with one rely of deprivation of rights beneath shade of legislation in reference to a tough 2022 arrest throughout which investigators mentioned he assaulted a person in custody by punching him a number of instances with out authorized justification.

“He definitely regrets shedding his composure,” Chappell’s legal professional Ken Anderson mentioned outdoors of courtroom Tuesday. “There’s no dispute what he did that on that day and he got here to just accept accountability.”

Chappell faces as much as 10 years in jail. He will likely be sentenced in July.

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