Officer pleads in inmate abuse case

Joseph “K.J.” Carabetti (left) shakes hands with his lawyer, Louis Jean-Baptiste, after he pleaded to tampering with physical evidence and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation.

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected]  A former correctional officer pleaded to tampering with evidence after being charged with beating an inmate. According to a complaint by the Department of Corrections Inspector General’s office, the agency found probable cause that Joseph “K.J.” Carabetti, 31, struck an inmate in the face several times after the incarcerated man was…

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