A former Lawrence police captain was arrested and faces federal charges.

Michael Mangan is accused of assaulting a man in custody and allegedly tried to cover it up by lying on a police report.

Photos of the attack were released and made public in a civil lawsuit in 2023.

The suit claimed Mangan pushed the man’s dead into a metal door and onto the concrete floor.

In a police report obtained by 7NEWS in 2023, Mangan said the victim tried to grab his face and he reacted.

7NEWS has reached out to the Lawrence police department for comment.

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