Justin Savage, of Limerick, who was repeatedly punched in the face by a Maine state trooper while handcuffed during a 2024 arrest, has filed a federal lawsuit against Maine State Police, the state of Maine and three of the officers involved. (Garrick Hoffman for The Maine Monitor and Bangor Daily News)A Limerick man who was punched in the face by a state trooper while handcuffed has filed a federal lawsuit against the Maine State Police, the state of Maine and three officers involved in his 2024 arrest. Maine State Police say they detained Savage while responding to a report that he had assaulted his girlfriend. “The Maine State Police will be held to account. Institutional changes at the Maine State Police are necessary.”AdvertisementMaine State Police should not conduct their own reviews of misconduct, Bennett said in a phone interview Tuesday.