Overview

• Aaron Strong, a former lieutenant with the New Castle Police Department, was found guilty of using excessive force and witness tampering.
• The charges include three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of witness tampering.
• Incidents involved Strong violently assaulting a suspect and two pretrial detainees between 2017 and 2019.
• Strong attempted to cover up his actions by providing false statements during the investigation.
• Sentencing is scheduled for January 7, 2025, with a potential maximum sentence of 50 years in prison.