Updated 2/26/2021 8:43 AM
A former Chicago Bears offensive lineman who became a guard of a different sort after his pro football career ended was acquitted this week of charges he ran a fight ring among detainees at a state youth prison in St. Charles.
Johan Asiata who spent 2009 and 2010 with the Bears before he was cut in 2011 was found not guilty Tuesday of official misconduct, aggravated battery and unlawful restraint.
Kane County Judge David Kliment issued the not guilty verdicts for Asiata and two co-workers at the Illinois Youth Center St. Charles. The facility is a medium-security detention center for boys.