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FORT SMITH -- Two former Crawford County sheriff's office deputies were arrested and charged with federal civil-rights offenses Tuesday over the use of excessive force in connection with an arrest that was recorded and went viral in August.
The Crawford County sheriff's office is facing another federal civil-rights lawsuit, the third concerning a reported use of force after a video showing law enforcement officers holding down and beating a man went viral in August.
The most recent lawsuit alleges that a woman was excessively thrown to the ground by a deputy.
FORT SMITH -- The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is facing another federal civil rights lawsuit, the third concerning a reported use of force after a video showing law enforcement officers holding down and beating a man went viral in August.