http://graphics.boston.com:80/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2005/05/24/1116951533_4470.jpgTrooper testifies he punched murder suspect Carpio07:17 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 14, 2006
BY GREGORY SMITH Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- A state trooper testified today that he punched Esteban Carpio in the face three times because he feared the suspect in the murder of Detective Sgt. James L. Allen only hours before was armed and dangerous.
"I struck him because he was trying to strike me. And I thought he had a weapon,'' State Police Detective Chistopher Zarrella said in Superior Court today from the witness stand in Carpio’s murder trial.
Zarrella said that Carpio continued to struggle after the beating, but not as forcefully.
Until today, the police hadn’t publicly acknowledged punching Carpio during the apprehension. The public never knew who injured Carpio the night of the arrest.
According to today's testimony, Zarrella broke bones in Carpio's face.
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