A Detroit police officer has been convicted of misdemeanour assault and battery.
The charges were laid after he was caught on video beating beating a naked, unarmed and mentally ill woman inside an emergency room triage unit.
Jurors in Wayne County delivered the guilty verdict Tuesday against 47-year-old Dewayne Jones — he was also was charged in 2018 with felony misconduct, but that was dismissed.
Video of the incident shows the 29-year-old woman being punched about a dozen times at Detroit Receiving Hospital as another officer and hospital security restrained her.
Witnesses testified that the woman spat at Jones, shouted profanities at hospital staff and bit an officer.
Jones was suspended, but later reinstated at a lower rank.
His sentencing is scheduled for May 1 and he could receive up to 93 days in jail.
— With Files from The Canadian Press