A veteran Yonkers cop was indicted on assault charges for allegedly slugging and kicking a suspect in custody, Westchester County prosecutors announced.

Police Detective Sgt. Hector Cartagena, 55, allegedly kicked and punched the suspect 10 times when he caught up to him after a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle on March 14, District Attorney Mimi Rocah said in a press release on Monday.

“Police officers are sworn to protect us and uphold the law,” Rocah said in a statement. “The Yonkers Police Department was proactive in identifying one of their officers as acting outside their training policies and promptly referred this matter to my office.