An Alabama police officer is on administrative duty after being charged with assaulting a minor.

The Decatur Daily reports that Decatur police Lt. Archie Hoyt Letson is set for trial on the misdemeanor trial on Sept. 13.

The 40-year-old Letson has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond.

A complaint states that Letson slapped a minor and then threw him down by his hair in April.

The complaint also indicates that the officer was upset that the youth had slapped him previously.

A spokeswoman for the Decatur police, Emily Long, says the incident is under investigation.
(Associated Press, copyright 2018)

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