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WASHINGTON — Former police officer Everett Maynard was found guilty by a federal jury of violating an arrestee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him, according to a news release from the United States Department of Justice.

Maynard, 44, was convicted by a jury in Charleston for using excessive force against an arrestee while Maynard was a police officer with the Logan, West Virginia, Police Department.

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