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DA vows to pursue charges after case dismissed against former Philadelphia police officer who used pepper spray on protesters

DA vows to pursue charges after case dismissed against former Philadelphia police officer who used pepper spray on protesters A former Philadelphia police officer seen on video using pepper spray on Black Lives Matter protesters had his charges dismissed Monday, according to court documents. Municipal Court Judge William Austin Meehan Jr. dismissed the case after he determined Richard Paul Nicoletti had not committed a crime, Nicoletti’s attorney Fortunato Perri Jr. said, declining to comment further. Nicoletti had been authorized by commanders to clear a highway and was given pepper spray as a means of doing so, Meehan said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Officer To Be Fired After Charges Of Perjury, Official Oppression

Reply The Philadelphia Police Department and District Attorney s Office said the officer lied about seeing two men involved in a drug sale. (Shutterstock) PHILADELPHIA A Philadelphia Police officer is being charged and fired after authorities said he lied under oath about seeing a drug deal, leading to an unlawful arrest. On Wednesday Officer James Saxton, 34, was arrested by the Philadelphia Police Department s Internal Affairs Division, following an investigation that found that Saxton lied under oath. On May 16, 2019, Saxton was sworn in as a witness in a preliminary hearing regarding the arrest of the complainant. The statements provided by Saxton during the hearing and the paperwork he submitted involving the arrest of the complainant were inconsistent with videos that recorded the incident.

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