- A white Kansas City police officer who sprayed a 15-year-old Black girl with chemicals during racial injustice protests last summer was indicted Friday on misdemeanour assault, prosecutors said. Officer Nicholas McQuillen, 38, will be issued a summons to appear later in court, Jackson County prosecutors said after the county’s grand jury delivered the indictment. At that point, McQuillen raised the MK-90 fogger, a chemical spray used to control crowds, and sprayed the girl in the face, according to the court documents. “We believe this charge has no merit and the FOP will fully support Officer McQuillen as he challenges it in Court,” the statement said. Attorney Tom Porto, who is representing the victim, said in a statement called the officer’s conduct “absolutely indefensible.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“A 15-year-old girl had the equivalent of bear spray sprayed in her face from centimetres away,” Porto said.

Source: thestar March 13, 2021 01:41 UTC