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Trooper Enters Plea In Brutal Beating Case
A state trooper has entered a plea on charges that he brutally beat a man.
WETHERSFIELD, CT — A state trooper accused of beating a man for several hours in a Wethersfield home has pleaded no contest to the charges against him, NBC Connecticut reported. Rupert Laird, 32, of Manchester, pleaded no contest to second-degree assault second-degree kidnapping and cruelty to persons.
Laird and another former trooper Xaxier Cruz were charged in 2017 of the brutal beating of a victim because the man touched a woman they know. The incident happened at Cruz's Wethersfield home, NBC Connecticut reported.
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