New London Cop Charged With Assaulting Prisoner

NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – A New London police officer is under arrest, accused of assaulting a handcuffed prisoner in the back of a police cruiser.
Officer Deana Nott, 50, of Waterford has been charged with third-degree assault– a misdemeanor.
State prosecutors say Nott punched the 37-year-old prisoner in the face as he was in the back of a cruiser on June 22, 2016. Authorities say the man, who had been arrested following a domestic disturbance, suffered a minor cut to his low