Tape shows incident between officers, UMd. student (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON – See video reportedly obtained by ABC7 related to the trial of two Prince George’s County police officers accused of repeatedly striking John McKenna with batons as jubilant Maryland students streamed into the streets of College Park to celebrate the men’s basketball team’s 79-72 win over Duke on March 3, 2010.

The officers, both members of the department’s special operations division, are charged with first- and second-degree assault and misconduct in office.

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