WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita police sergeant has been charged with misdemeanor battery for an incident involving a coworker, the Wichita Police Department said.
Sgt. Maurice Mitchell has been charged with a single count of battery in Wichita’s municipal court, the department said in a news release. Police said the charge stems from an incident that occurred between Mitchell and a coworker during a training exercise in which no physical injuries occurred. But the department declined to give any other details of the incident.
Mitchell was placed on unpaid administrative leave Tuesday pending the outcome of the criminal investigation and an internal review. Wichita police asked the Goddard Police Department to investigate the incident and for an outside prosecutor to review the case.
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