Court documents: Ohio police officer punched suspect

CLEVELAND (AP) — Court documents say a suburban Cleveland policeman accused of using unreasonable force on a suspect he was interrogating punched and kicked the man, drove him to a cemetery and threatened to put him in the ground.

Federal prosecutors said in documents filed Tuesday that Westlake police detective Robert Toth also wrapped a seat belt around the suspect’s neck.

Toth has pleaded not guilty to charges in the case. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment today.

Toth was indicted in June on federal charges of using unreasonable force, and two counts of obstruction of justice force for allegedly filing a false report about the incident and lying to a federal agent.