Officer’s police powers suspended after videotaped arrest

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — A Maryland police department has suspended an officer’s police powers while it investigates whether he used excessive force during an arrest captured on video.
The Montgomery County Police Department began investigating Officer Kevin Moris’ use of force after a video of Wednesday’s arrest began circulating on social media. The video appears to show the officer kneeing 19-year-old Arnaldo Pesoa’s head into the sidewalk outside a restaurant in