Two Former Bartlesville Police Officers Plead Not Guilty To Assault, Battery

Opening statements are underway in the trial of two former Bartlesville Police officers.

Sonya Worthington and Stacy Neafus have pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges in connection with a September 2011 arrest.

Video from a hospital surveillance camera shows Worthington slapping a handcuffed man, then putting him in a headlock.

Later, the man appears to bang his head on a table when Neafus pushes him over a metal chair.

The former officers say the man was combative and was yelling at them, but the surveillance video has no audio.

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