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A Milton-Freewater police officer faces a felony accusation after he pushed a handcuffed man forward into a concrete wall, causing injuries to the man's head and spine, according to the Oregon State Police.

Milton-Freewater Police Chief Doug Boedigheimer requested an investigation by the Oregon State Police on Tuesday, said Capt. Bill Fugate, state police spokesman.

Brian D. Scott

Detectives learned Officer Brian David Scott, 36, arrested an unidentified 46-year-old man Monday for suspicion of theft and took the man to the Police Department.

While walking with the handcuffed man, Scott pushed him in the back, forcing the man to hit his head on a concrete wall, Fugate said. The man was taken to the hospital to be treated for the injuries to his "scalp and vertebrae," Fugate said.

Fugate said the incident was captured on video surveillance from within the Police Department that corroborated evidence. Detectives interviewed the man and other officers before arresting Scott, Fugate said.

Scott was arrested at Milton-Freewater High School, according to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office website. Troopers booked Scott into jail on accusations of felony second-degree assault and official misconduct, a misdemeanor. The website show's Scott has been assigned $55,000 in bail.

Fugate declined to release a copy of the surveillance video because of the ongoing investigation. He said no further information will be released without the permission from the county's District Attorney's Office.

District Attorney Daniel Primus could not be immediately reached.

Boedigheimer said Scott was hired in September 2014, and it was his first employment as a police officer. He had previously worked as a corrections officer in Colorado before his employment with the Milton-Freewater Police Department, the chief said.

He has no prior history of misconduct, Boedigheimer said.

This post will be updated as news develops.

-- Tony Hernandez

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This post was updated to include information about Scott's employment from the police chief.