(CNN) A former Monroe, Louisiana, police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for kicking a man who was under arrest and then attempting to cover up the "unjustified force," the Department of Justice said Thursday. Desadier faces up to 30 years in prison for both charges if he's convicted. According to the Justice Department, the indictment alleges Desadier "used unjustified force against an arrestee by kicking him in the area of his face and head, and that the assault caused bodily injury." The alleged assault also involved the use of "a dangerous weapon," the statement says, referring to Desadier's "shod foot." Desadier, the Justice Department says, "claimed that he had not touched or harmed the arrestee and blamed the arrestee's injuries on a fall."

Source: CNN October 29, 2021 21:02 UTC