In August 2019, while employed as a corrections officer, Willhoite used pepper spray on inmate Jonathan Afanador without provocation and assaulted him by slamming his chest against a table and pinning his arm behind him. Afanador filed a federal lawsuit alleging excessive force, which was settled in 2021 for $30,000. Willhoite resigned from his position without facing disciplinary action. ([centralmaine.com](https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/05/03/kennebec-county-settles-excessive-force-lawsuit-against-jail-guard/?utm_source=openai))

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