A Lancaster City police officer appeared in court Wednesday on accusations that he falsely arrested two people and assaulted one in a March 2014 incident, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General reports.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane's office announced the filing of perjury and assault charges against Raymond M. Corll, a sergeant for the Lancaster City Bureau of Police Department.

The charges against Corll, 54, stem from an incident that occurred in March 2014, when Corll arrested a man for public drunkenness near the intersection of North Queen and East Chestnut streets in the city.

During the man's summary trial in July, the AG's office says, Corll testified under oath the man was clearly intoxicated, saying he was staggering the entire width of a 15-foot-wide sidewalk and was unaware of his surroundings. Additionally, Corll testified that he took the man to the ground during the arrest and punched him in the face while he was on the ground.

But authorities say surveillance video footage taken in the area at the time did not support Corll's account, and instead showed the man walking normally prior to being taken into custody.

The AG's office says the man also showed no signs of staggering when he was handcuffed and walking toward a police transport, or during processing at the police station.

Corll is charged with one count each of perjury, false swearing, official oppression and simple assault. Corll appeared Wednesday for his preliminary arraignment where bail was set at $20,000 unsecured. A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for April 8.

The Office of Attorney General assumed jurisdiction of this case following a formal referral by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. The case will be prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Megan V. Madaffari of the Office of Attorney General's Criminal Prosecutions Section.