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Evan Cossette – Meriden Police Department

Written by CBKN76

In 2010, Officer Evan Cossette, son of Police Chief Jeffry Cossette, pushed a handcuffed suspect, Pedro Temich, in a jail cell, causing Temich to fall and fracture his skull. Cossette was convicted in 2013 of using unreasonable force and obstructing a federal investigation by filing a false report. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison and resigned from the police force after his conviction.

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