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A July police brutality case in St. Louis is receiving more attention now, for obvious reasons in Ferguson.

Dawan Gore, 44, had been with the St. Louis Police Department since 1997 and became a member of the city’s MetroLink unit in May of 2012. On April 21, 2014, he became involved in an altercation with Pierre Wilson, and during the melee, Wilson had broken three of his fingers from Gore’s expendable baton.

Like Officer Darren Wilson, Gore opted not to write a report about the incident but on Friday, July 25, Gore was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and his been suspended without pay ever since.

From the St. Louis Dispatch:

Police say Gore, who was assigned to the MetroLink detail, was on duty when he got into an argument with Pierre Wilson on the train platform at the North Hanley station on April 21. Wilson asked Gore to help because his girlfriend was missing, according to St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar. Gore told Wilson to contact a department closer to his home, an answer that didn’t satisfy Wilson. The two argued.

“The issue was only verbal and it appeared the verbal altercation was coming to an end when Officer Gore charged at him from several yards away and struck him” with his expandable baton, Belmar said.

Gore hit Wilson so hard, court documents allege, that Wilson suffered three broken fingers and required surgery.

Gore took Wilson into the MetroLink platform office, held him there for 90 minutes and refused to get medical attention for him, Belmar said. Then, Gore took him home.

Gore didn’t tell his supervisor about the incident or write a police report, Belmar said.

The department first learned about the incident when Wilson called four days later seeking to have his medical bills paid, Belmar said. Detectives investigated the allegations and turned their findings over to the prosecutor’s office on May 6.

Gore was put on paid leave while authorities investigated, Belmar said. Friday, he was suspended without pay.

“This alleged unprovoked use of force outside the bounds of department policy and without cause cannot be tolerated,” the chief said.

Gore has since been marching with protestors in Ferguson, and has shared his opinion on the difference between his case and Wilson’s.

Photo: St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Officer