SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A nearly 14-year veteran of the state Highway Patrol has been indicted on charges he beat a handcuffed motorist during a traffic stop.

Lance Cpl. David Chapman punched and kicked the motorist Feb. 24, authorities said.

Chapman was indicted earlier this week on charges of misconduct in office and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.

Chapman was suspended from the force on April 5, Highway Patrol spokesman Sid Gaulden said.

The investigation of Chapman began after a routine review of videotapes of his traffic stops, according to the Department of Public Safety.

The agency then turned the investigation over to the State Law Enforcement Division.

Chapman has been a state trooper since July 1991. He was assigned to patrol several Upstate counties.