Chicago Police Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, who was stripped of his police powers after being charged, still faces discipline as a result of a probe of the incident by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which was completed in March.
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.