3 Miami Policemen Arrested in Beating Case

MIAMI —  Three city policemen were arrested Wednesday on charges that one of the officers beat a suspect last November and the others lied about it, a police spokesman said.

The three officers turned in their badges and were suspended with pay pending their trial, the spokesman said.

The incident occurred after officer Eugene Kowalski and his partner, Daniel Richards, arrested a man at a bar last November, the spokesman said. Kowalski, a 10-year veteran of the force, beat the man, the spokesman said.

Kowalski was charged with aggravated assault and Richards was accused of filing a false report. A third officer was charged with lying about the incident to investigators. The three officers were released from jail after posting bail.