King County Sheriff's deputy charged with Detroit assault

A King County Sheriff's deputy on paid administrative leave has been charged for allegedly assaulting a 31-year-old man while the deputy was working for the Detroit Police Department, according to a Wayne County Prosecutor press release. less A King County Sheriff's deputy on paid administrative leave has been charged for allegedly assaulting a 31-year-old man while the deputy was working for the Detroit Police Department, according to a Wayne ... more Photo: Tyler Packer / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Photo: Tyler Packer / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Image 1 of / 41 Caption Close King County Sheriff's deputy charged with Detroit assault 1 / 41 Back to Gallery

A King County Sheriff's deputy on paid administrative leave has been charged for allegedly assaulting a 31-year-old man while the deputy was working for the Detroit Police Department, according to a Wayne County Prosecutor press release.

According to the release, deputy and former Detroit police officer Edward Hicks, 28, was reportedly walking with his partner in August 2016 in Detroit when Hicks allegedly yelled for the victim to stop.

The victim then reportedly took off running and Hicks followed on foot.

According to the release, the victim stopped running. That is when Hicks allegedly punched the victim in the face several times and placed him under arrest.

The victim was taken to a detention center and Hicks allegedly told the victim to give a false statement to the intake officer about his arrest and injuries.

Hicks was charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, aggravated assault of justice and misconduct in office.

According to the release, arrangements are being made for Hicks to turn himself in for arraignment.

King County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Cindi West released the following statement regarding Hicks.

"He was hired in February of 2017 after a thorough background check which included a review of his internal files at the Detroit Police Department. We were not made aware of any disqualifying information or active investigations involving him."

The Sheriff's Office said Hicks is currently on paid administrative leave.

KOMO News has not yet been able to contact the the Wayne County Prosecutor, Detroit Police or Hicks for comment.