DETROIT (WWJ) - A felony charge has been dismissed against a Detroit Police officer accused of assaulting a female hospital patient.
Police Corporal Dewayne Jones was charged with beating a mentally ill woman at Detroit Receiving Hospital in August.
In 36th District Court Tuesday, a judge dismissed a felony charge of misconduct in office. Jones still faces a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
Prosecutors say the incident unfolded at about 7:10 a.m on Aug. 1, 2018, when Jones was on duty in full uniform. He arrived at Detroit Receiving Hospital, in the 4200 block of St. Antoine, and encountered the woman -- who was naked -- at the front desk. Video shows Jones repeatedly punching the woman after she spit at him and tried to bite him.
Click here to watch the video (WARNING: Contains graphic language)
Jones claims he was trying to get the woman under control. Prosecutors say he responded with excessive force.
