Retrial set for former APD officer accused of excessive force
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The first trial for Kenneth Skeens ended in a hung jury last April. He was criminally charged for the way he arrested a man, who has a disability, trying to buy a bike at a Target.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A jury will be seated Monday for the retrial of a former Albuquerque police officer accused of excessive force.
The first trial for Kenneth Skeens ended in a hung jury last April. He was criminally charged for the way he arrested a man, who has a disability, trying to buy a bike at a Target.
Skeens says he believed Matthew McManus was trying to steal the bike. Body camera video shows Skeens and two other officers interacting with McManus in the self-checkout line.
Skeens is charged with false imprisonment, perjury and making a false report. Opening statements are expected Tuesday.
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