beat me like that. >> A former Spokane County sergeant now faces federalable charges for beating a man so badly the jail wouldn't take him. A 62year-old man ends up with shattered ribs, a punctured lung, a concussion. And the sergeant who did it, he didn't just use excessive force. According to the DOJ, he lied to cover it up. This is the case of former Spokane County Sergeant Klay Hilton, and it is one of the most disturbing thin blue lies I've seen yet.