UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- Two officers have been suspended after they were seen on police videotape beating a Latino driver, Prince George's County police said.
Officers John Wynkoop and Scott Wilson were suspended with pay pending an internal investigation, Police Chief Roberto Hylton said.
Second-degree assault charges against 30-year-old Rafael Rodriguez were dropped Friday after prosecutors received a video that contradicted the arresting officer's allegations.
The traffic stop occurred in College Park on Oct. 19. Wynkoop said he tried to cite Rodriguez for driving with illegal blue lights.
In the video, the officers are seen slamming Rodriguez against his car, pepper spraying him and hitting him with a police baton.
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