BOSTON — A Massachusetts State Police trooper was suspended with pay Friday after video captured him and other officers beating up an apparently surrendering suspect following a wild car chase into New Hampshire.
The suspension will be in effect until an investigation into Wednesday’s chase is complete, police spokesman David Procopio said. He declined to elaborate on the decision or say how long the investigation might take.
The department also hasn’t named the officer, who they say is 32, has been on the police force since 2011 and was assigned to its Andover Barracks. The police officer’s union declined to comment.
The trooper was relieved of duty Thursday. The closed-door hearing Friday at state police headquarters in Framingham was meant to determine work status as the investigation continued.