PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of former city SWAT Officer Richard P. Nicoletti, who is facing criminal charges for pepper-spraying three demonstrators who sat in the middle of I-676 during the city’s racial justice protests in 2020. After deliberating for more than two
Richard P. Nicoletti was captured on video pepper-spraying demonstrators who had descended onto the highway during the racial justice protests in 2020.
A mistrial has been declared due to a hung jury in the case against a former Philadelphia SWAT officer who was accused of pepper spraying protesters at close range on I-676 during demonstrations in June 2020.
Deliberations in the trial of Richard Nicoletti, a former Philadelphia SWAT officer who was captured on video pepper spraying protesters from close range during the 2020 George Floyd unrest, will continue with an 11 member jury panel on Monday.