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Former officer accused of assault gets trial date

by Mark Slavit

Posted: 02.07.2013 at 5:30 PM

Mark Slavit

Mark Slavit is the Columbia Bureau chief and the Mid-Missouri Traveler.

Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson is acting as a special prosecutor in the Sanders case.

A former Columbia police officer facing third degree assault charges appeared before a judge Thursday afternoon.

A judge set the trial date for Rob Sanders as September 26.

Sanders was charged with assault after the release of a video of an incident in a holding cell that shows Sanders shoved inmate Kenneth Baker into a concrete wall.

Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson is acting as a special prosecutor in the Sanders case.

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		(10/24/11) Fired police officer subject of additional internal investigation
		(10/26/11) CPOA gives support to fired officer
		(10/30/11) Inmate to file federal lawsuit against fired police officer
		(11/3/11) Inmate files lawsuit against 3 officers, City of Columbia
		(11/21/11) Petition asks for Chief Burton resignation
		(12/23/11) Columbia settles lawsuit over excessive use of police force
		(8/10/12) Former Columbia cop faces assault charge
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