FORMER STATE
TROOPER CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH KICKING A HANDCUFFED SUSPECT IN THE HEAD
DURING ARREST
BOSTON – A former Massachusetts State Police trooper has been
indicted in connection with kicking a handcuffed suspect in the head during a
motor vehicle stop on Route 93 South in Boston, Attorney General Maura Healey
announced today.
Paul Conneely, 51, of Boston, was indicted
today by a Suffolk County Grand Jury on one count of Assault and Battery by
Means of a Dangerous Weapon (shod foot). He will be arraigned on the charge in
Suffolk Superior Court on Oct. 29.
The AG’s Office began an investigation after the matter was referred by the Massachusetts State Police. The AG’s Office alleges that on Feb. 22, 2019, then Trooper Conneely was on duty on Route 93 when he was involved in a motor vehicle stop of an alleged stolen car. Trooper Conneely was assigned to the State Police Barracks in Brighton and was working an emergency response post at the time of the incident.
During the course of the stop, Trooper
Conneely’s car and the alleged stolen vehicle crashed into one another.
Conneely and the other responding officers removed four individuals from the
alleged stolen vehicle and Conneely assisted in handcuffing the driver.
The AG’s Office alleges that video
surveillance from the incident shows that the driver exited the vehicle with
his hands raised, laid down on the ground, and put his hands behind his back.
According to the video, after the driver was handcuffed and lying unmoving,
face down on the ground, Conneely raised his right foot and kicked the driver
in the back of the head while wearing his Massachusetts State Police issued
boots.
This charge is an allegation, and the
defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The case is
being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Gretchen Brodigan of AG Healey’s
White Collar and Public Integrity Division, with assistance from the
Massachusetts State Police.
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