A Chicago Police sergeant charged with two counts of official misconduct and one count of aggravated battery for grabbing a Park Ridge 14-year-old and pinning him down on the sidewalk last summer was found not guilty on all three counts Friday by Judge Paul Pavlus in Cook County Circuit Court. Asked if he had a comment on the ruling as he left the courtroom, Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, who was .
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A Chicago Police sergeant charged with two counts of official misconduct and one count of aggravated battery for grabbing a Park Ridge 14-year-old and pinning him down on the sidewalk last summer was found not guilty on all three counts Friday by Judge Paul Pavlus in Cook County Circuit Court. Asked if he had a comment on the ruling as he left the courtroom, Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, who was .
During trial for off-duty Chicago Police sergeant Michael Vitellaro, charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct, lawyers on both sides made accusations of lying.
The trial of an off-duty Chicago police sergeant accused of pinning a teen to the ground in Park Ridge over a stolen bike last year continued for a second day.