WAKE COUNTY, N.C. -- Wake County Sheriff's Deputy Cameron Broadwell has pleaded guilty to charges of assault stemming from the Kyron Hinton beating in April 2018. In a news release Monday afternoon, the sheriff's office said Broadwell has been officially terminated.

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Broadwell previously agreed to permanently surrender his law enforcement certification. The judge sentenced Broadwell to unsupervised probation for 12 months, 200 community service hours, and court costs.

The statement from Wake County Sheriff's Office said:

"As the result of Mr. Cameron Broadwell’s guilty plea to a charge of willfully failing to discharge duties and the surrender of his law enforcement certification, the Wake County Sheriff Office has officially terminated his employment effective today, May 13, 2019."

Law enforcement officers who were on the scene that night alongside deputy Broadwell took the stand. They testified Broadwell released the K9 onto Hinton who later had several injuries from the encounter.

One Raleigh police officer testified he did not feel like Hinton posed a threat. He says Deputy Broadwell was only on the scene for about 20 seconds before the K9 was released. On cross-examination, the defense asked the officer if Hinton would have been a threat if he had pulled a gun. He responded by saying it would have been a threat.

Hinton, who struggled with mental illness, was found dead in February 2019. At the time of his death, supporters said that say he worked to get his life back on track. Many in community tried to help but they say the struggle of mental illness and self medicating was too much.

The other two officers that were charged, Michael Blake and Tabitha Davis, were fired from their jobs and they have not gone to trial yet. 

The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association released the following statement on today's events: