A King County Sheriff's deputy is accused of assault while he was a police officer in Detroit.

King County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Edward Hicks is accused of assaulting a man and telling him to lie about it while he was a Detroit police officer in August 2016.

Hicks is one of three current and former Detroit police officers who were charged Wednesday after accusations of assault.

“We will never turn away or run away from a tough case even if it involves law enforcement,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a news conference.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig told the Detroit Free Press that King County Sheriff’s Office would be notified of Hicks’ charges.

According to the prosecutor's office, Deonta Stewart was walking when Hicks and his partner drove up and Hicks yelled for him to stop. Worthy said Stewart ran, but stopped and laid on the ground when he realized police were chasing him. She said Hicks then allegedly punched Stewart in the face multiple times.

Worthy said Hicks allegedly tried to get Stewart to lie about how he was injured.

Hicks is facing charges of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder, aggravated assault, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.

King County Sheriff’s Office hired Hicks in February 2017 after a thorough background check, including a review of internal Detroit Police Department files, according to the sheriff’s office.