A former Capitol Police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man and slamming his head during a traffic stop in 2022 has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating his civil rights.

Jeffery Walker, who was a Flex Unit officer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law – when a person acting with government authority wilfully deprives another of a constitutionally protected right.

The felony charge carries up to a decade in prison, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.

He is scheduled for sentencing on April 8 and will remain free until then on a $10,000 unsecured bond. Plea documents weren’t immediately available Wednesday.

Walker’s plea comes the day he was set to begin a jury trial.

On July 27,

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