A St. Paul police officer has been accused of slamming a handcuffed man's head against a cell wall during an argument over the officer's stepdaughter.
Forty-five-year-old Scott Wendell of Columbus was charged Friday with third-degree felony assault and put on paid administrative leave.
The criminal complaint says the victim was arrested on an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop. The man also did not have a valid driver's license.
The complaint says Wendell confronted the man after learning his juvenile stepdaughter was in the car during the stop. It says the man, who has not been named, suffered a 4-inch cut to his head and needed 12 stitches.
Wendell's attorney did not return calls for comment.
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