article_snippet: Eric Sloan Parker, 26, of Toney  was charged with one felony count of using unreasonable force by a federal grand jury on Thursday.
article_snippet: Ex-Alabama officer Eric Sloan Parker, 26, has been indicted on one felony count of using unreasonable force following the violent confrontation with an Indian grandfather in February .
article_snippet: The charge against Parker carries a ten-year sentence, according to AL.com.
article_snippet: Sureshbhai Patel also faces a state misdemeanor assault charge which carries up to one year in jail.
highlights_snippet: Ex-Alabama officer Eric Sloan Parker, 26, was charged with one felony count of using unreasonable force by federal grand jury on Thursday .
  
highlights_snippet: Felony charge carries ten-year sentence; Parker also faces misdemeanor assault charge .