By . Associated Press Reporter . A Connecticut police officer has been charged with violating a man’s civil rights by using unreasonable force during an arrest captured on video, prosecutors said Friday. A grand jury indicted Clive Higgins, 48, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Higgins’ attorney, federal public defender Paul Thomas, said his client pleaded not guilty Friday in New Haven federal court. The video showed police officers kicking and stomping Orlando Lopez-Soto after he was shot with a stun gun and fell to the ground in Beardsley Park, Bridgeport, in 2011 following a car chase. It’s unclear who recorded the video, which was posted online. Scroll down for video . Unreasonable force: Bridgeport police officers Elson Morales and Joseph Lawlor (pictured) pleaded guilty in June to deprivation of rights under color of law after this video surfaced. Another officer is now facing more serious charges . Brutal: The suspect, Orlando Lopez-Soto, had lead police on a car chase, however was subdued by a taser . Injured: The suspect said he suffered pain, a bad cut to his lip that left a scar, body and face bruises and a fracture to his hand as a result of the treatment during his arrest . Excessive: This is the moment Clive Higgins, 48, (left), approaches the subdued suspect and allegedly stomps on his head . Caught: In the Youtube video Higgins can be seen getting out of his police car and then allegedly kicking Lopez-Soto, who doesn't appear to be resisting . Serious charges: Bridgeport Police Officer Clive Higgins arrives at New Haven federal court to plead not guilty to brutality charges on Friday . Prosecutors say that after another officer deployed his stun gun, Higgins approached the man, who was lying prone on the ground, and kicked him in the head and neck, according to The Connecticut Post. Higgins, a Bridgeport police officer since 2002, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The other two officers, Elson Morales and Joseph Lawlor, pleaded guilty in June to deprivation of rights under color of law. Morales and Lawlor agreed to resign from the police department and each face up to a year in prison when they are sentenced September 2. Prosecutors said Morales used his stun gun a second time after Lopez-Soto was effectively incapacitated and Lawlor kicked him several times. The city recently settled the case by agreeing to pay $198,000 to Lopez-Soto. The victim said in his lawsuit that he was motionless on the ground and not resisting when the officers kicked and stomped him. He said he suffered pain, a bad cut to his lip that left a scar, body and face bruises and a fracture to his hand. Lawlor wrote in a police report that Lopez-Soto struggled with officers after falling to the ground when Morales zapped him with a stun gun. Lawlor said Lopez-Soto was wearing a gun holster on his belt, and officers later found a loaded handgun and drugs in Lopez-Soto’s van. All three officers seen in the video, which surfaced in 2013, were placed on paid administrative duty pending a police internal affairs investigation. NAACP leaders at the time called on police officials to arrest and fire the officers.Lopez-Soto pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges in July 2012 and was sentenced to five years in prison. Guilty: Joseph Lawlor leaves the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., with his girlfriend Tuesday, June 10, 2014, where he pleaded guilty to stomping a tasered man in Beardsley Park . Resigned: Elson Morales (center) walks with his wife and his attorney, Michael Fitzpatrick, to the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, where he pleaded guilty to stomping a tasered man in Beardsley Parkl .
Orlando Lopez-Soto lead police on a car chase in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 2011 .
He was eventually subdued by a stun gun and arrested in Beardsley Park .
Lopez-Soto claimed he was assaulted and sued police, settling for $198,000 .
Last year footage of the arrest surfaced on YouTube .
It showed veteran officer Clive Higgins, 48, kicking and stomping on Lopez-Soto .
Higgins has been charged with using unreasonable force and is facing up to 10 years in prison .
Two other officers seen in the video pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and agreed to resign from the force .
By . Associated Press Reporter . A Connecticut police officer has been charged with violating a man’s civil rights by using unreasonable force during an arrest captured on video, prosecutors said Friday. A grand jury indicted Clive Higgins, 48, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Higgins’ attorney, federal public defender Paul Thomas, said his client pleaded not guilty Friday in New Haven federal court. The video showed police officers kicking and stomping Orlando Lopez-Soto after he was shot with a stun gun and fell to the ground in Beardsley Park, Bridgeport, in 2011 following a car chase. It’s unclear who recorded the video, which was posted online. Scroll down for video . Unreasonable force: Bridgeport police officers Elson Morales and Joseph Lawlor (pictured) pleaded guilty in June to deprivation of rights under color of law after this video surfaced. Another officer is now facing more serious charges . Brutal: The suspect, Orlando Lopez-Soto, had lead police on a car chase, however was subdued by a taser . Injured: The suspect said he suffered pain, a bad cut to his lip that left a scar, body and face bruises and a fracture to his hand as a result of the treatment during his arrest . Excessive: This is the moment Clive Higgins, 48, (left), approaches the subdued suspect and allegedly stomps on his head . Caught: In the Youtube video Higgins can be seen getting out of his police car and then allegedly kicking Lopez-Soto, who doesn't appear to be resisting . Serious charges: Bridgeport Police Officer Clive Higgins arrives at New Haven federal court to plead not guilty to brutality charges on Friday . Prosecutors say that after another officer deployed his stun gun, Higgins approached the man, who was lying prone on the ground, and kicked him in the head and neck, according to The Connecticut Post. Higgins, a Bridgeport police officer since 2002, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The other two officers, Elson Morales and Joseph Lawlor, pleaded guilty in June to deprivation of rights under color of law. Morales and Lawlor agreed to resign from the police department and each face up to a year in prison when they are sentenced September 2. Prosecutors said Morales used his stun gun a second time after Lopez-Soto was effectively incapacitated and Lawlor kicked him several times. The city recently settled the case by agreeing to pay $198,000 to Lopez-Soto. The victim said in his lawsuit that he was motionless on the ground and not resisting when the officers kicked and stomped him. He said he suffered pain, a bad cut to his lip that left a scar, body and face bruises and a fracture to his hand. Lawlor wrote in a police report that Lopez-Soto struggled with officers after falling to the ground when Morales zapped him with a stun gun. Lawlor said Lopez-Soto was wearing a gun holster on his belt, and officers later found a loaded handgun and drugs in Lopez-Soto’s van. All three officers seen in the video, which surfaced in 2013, were placed on paid administrative duty pending a police internal affairs investigation. NAACP leaders at the time called on police officials to arrest and fire the officers.Lopez-Soto pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges in July 2012 and was sentenced to five years in prison. Guilty: Joseph Lawlor leaves the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., with his girlfriend Tuesday, June 10, 2014, where he pleaded guilty to stomping a tasered man in Beardsley Park . Resigned: Elson Morales (center) walks with his wife and his attorney, Michael Fitzpatrick, to the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, where he pleaded guilty to stomping a tasered man in Beardsley Parkl .
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