Will Cleveland

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A Wayne County correction officer is accused of choking a teenage inmate Thursday morning.

According to the Wayne County Office of the Sheriff, Brian Miller, 47, is charged with criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, endangering the welfare of a minor, two counts of second-degree falsifying business records, and second-degree harassment.

Deputies allege that Miller, who has worked for the department for 14 years, choked an inmate during an altercation. The inmate, who is younger than 17, was not hurt during the incident.

Miller was arraigned in Lyons Town Court and released to appear at a later date. He has been suspended with pay from the jail pending a departmental hearing.

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