Former Bethel Police Officer Andrew Reid is facing criminal charges for assaulting and violently arresting a man in the Bethel AC parking lot.
Alaska Dispatch News’ Lisa Demer reports, Reid, who was fired by the BPD last year, is facing charges of fourth-degree assault and official misconduct for the 2014 incident. A surveillance camera captured the encounter, showing Reid slamming Wassillie Gregory to the pavement multiple times.
A hearing is set for March 15 in Bethel and doesn’t require Reid to attend. Reid’s lawyer Wally Tetlow of Anchorage says it’s too early to say whether Reid intends to fight the charges.
The FBI is investigating the incident and refused to answer questions about the case.
Anna Rose MacArthur is a reporter at KYUK in Bethel.
