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From [HERE] and [HERE] Two Prince George's County police officers are facing accusations of police brutality from a D.C. police officer. After completing his Saturday shift, D.C. officer Richard Merritt was outside the Ebony Inn, located in Fairmount Heights, when he was approached by two Prince George's County police officers. Merritt said the officers ordered him to stand against the wall.

Officer Richard Merritt, a 23-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department, said police officers used “excessive force,” striking him in the legs with their batons as they attempted to get him to lay on the ground and punching him several times in the face after he was restrained, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Prince George’s County Circuit Court. He said it wasn't until they retrieved his wallet and saw his badge that the beating stopped.

"When he retrieved my ID, he said, 'You [expletive] D.C. police. You [expletive]...threw it to the left side of my face," Merritt continued. Merritt was cited for having an open alcohol container and resisting arrest.

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