Petal officers cleared of wrongdoing

Published 4:51 pm Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Forrest County District Attorney’s Office has cleared two Petal police officers implicated in an excessive force complaint.

The complaint stemmed from a disorderly conduct charge against Frederick Russell.

Russell alleged that he was assaulted by officers when he was pulled over for a seat belt violation last week.

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