A Pennsylvania state trooper convicted of punching a handcuffed man during a drunken driving arrest has been sentenced to up to a year in jail.
John Sromovsky was captured on video punching 25-year-old Lorenzo Lopez in September 2016, while Lopez was handcuffed and seated in a patrol car.
Prosecutors say Lopez had been crying and Sromovsky threatened to give him "a reason to cry." They say Lopez was defenseless and didn't pose a threat.
Sromovsky was convicted of assault last month. He was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 to 12 months in jail.
Sromovsky's attorney tells Philly.com he will appeal. He will remain free pending a ruling on that appeal.
Lopez, who was living in the U.S. illegally, was convicted of drunken driving and turned over to immigration agents.
