CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Westlake detective accused of beating a suspect during an interrogation.

Robert Toth, 49, of North Olmsted was arrested in June and charged with using excessive force in the April 2014 interrogation. He's also charged with filing a false police report and lying to an FBI agent.

U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent will preside over what is expected to be a weeklong trial.

Toth beat a suspect only identified as "T.A." amid a drug and guns investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Toth punched him in the face, threw him to the ground and kicked him in the ribs, according to court records.

He handcuffed T.A. and took him to his SUV. After threatening to kill him and his dog, he drove T.A. to a cemetery in Rocky River and wrapped a seat belt around his neck, prosecutors say.Read more about the accusations made against Detective Robert Toth

Toth pleaded not guilty.

A filing from Toth's attorneys on Thursday says that Toth admitted to punching T.A. once in the face because T.A. "engaged in behavior that led Toth to reasonably believe he was subject to imminent attack." The filing says that Toth felt he needed to use "necessary force" in order to arrest the suspect.

Toth denied using a seat belt to attack the suspect, the filing says. An expert hired by Toth's attorney also said it was reasonable for Toth to "take an indirect route" back to Westlake and to make statements about the suspect's dog.