College Student, John "Jack" McKenna Victim of Police Brutality, Officer Suspended

College Park, Md., police have launched an investigation into the beating of Maryland student, John "Jack" McKenna and an officer has been suspended.

According to authorities a Prince George's County, Md., police officer has been suspended, and prosecutors are investigating an incident that was caught on video in which officers wielding nightsticks beat a University of Maryland student.

The video was shot March 3 after the Maryland men's basketball team defeated Duke. In the video, students can be seen celebrating the win as officers in riot gear and on horseback are nearby. Some students are holding up their cellphones, taking pictures or video of the officers and the celebration.

The video shows a student identified as John "Jack" McKenna skipping down the street and approaching two officers on horseback. After a brief exchange, two officers on foot slam McKenna against a wall and he falls to the ground. A third officer joins the first two, and the three strike McKenna with nightsticks while he is on the ground as other students scatter. Source: CNN

Of course, the documents filed by the police contradict the video of the incident, which means there is a cover-up of some type. The officer should be suspended without pay and be fired once the investigation is concluded. Had there been no video of this incident, then Jack McKenna would have been cited for a crime and punished while the officer continued to serve on the force.