Police Officer Evan Cossette is charged with police brutality and obstruction of justice charges following an investigation into a 2010 incident in which he shoved a handcuffed Latino prisoner, Pedro Temich into a jail cell, cracking the his skull on concrete. He then attempted to cover it up. Unbeknoest to Cossette a video tape shows Cossette entering the cell at least six times and moving the unconscious Temich around, twice propping him up against the bench and another time putting him back on the floor so that the man's handcuffs could be removed. [MORE]. The incident wasn't reported to police administrators until six weeks later. [MORE] Evan Cossette is the son of Police Chief Jeffry Cossette,

From [HERE] At least one emergency dispatcher, a toxicology expert, and several local police officers are expected to testify in the trial which begins Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Haven. Judge Janet Bond Arterton, who is white, will preside over the case, which may last about a week.

A federal grand jury indicted Cossette in November on charges that he pushed prisoner Pedro Temich backwards onto a concrete bench in a holding cell. The videotape shows Cossette pushing the handcuffed prisoner, Pedro Temich, backward into the jail cell, causing Temich to cut open his head on a concrete bench. The indictment calls it a "firm shove" of the "compliant and handcuffed" Temich, causing him to fall back. Temich was taken to MidState Medical Center in Meriden and required 12 stitches in the back of his head.

Temich, who had been arrested on charges that he fled the scene of an accident, fell onto a concrete bench and lost consciousness. In the video, Cossette is seen repositioning the unconscious prisoner before medics arrive (6 times). [MORE]

Cossette was charged with using excessive force and falsifying a report on the incident. Cossette has pleaded not guilty and is on administrative leave. He faces up to 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines if convicted. FBI special agent William Aldenberg attended a pre-trial conference last month and is expected to testify about the FBI’s investigation into the allegations against Cossette.

One piece of evidence remains at issue ("at issue" only for racists/white supremacists who Don't want you to believe what you see! -bw): a widely viewed police surveillance video that shows Temich backing into the holding cell and Cossette shoving him thereafter repositioning the corpse (six times) as he lay motionless on the floor.