A Chicago police sergeant has been acquitted of aggravated assault and felony official misconduct in a case involving a teenager he held in a prone position with his knee while off-duty, according to attorneys for the teen
Michael Vitellaro, 49, who has worked for the Chicago Police Department since 2000, “escaped criminal justice” after being found not guilty during a bench trial, attorneys Antonio Romanucci, Bhavani Raveendran and Javier Rodriguez, Jr., who represent the teen, said in a statement on Friday. “However,” the statement added, “he will not be able to escape our pursuit of justice in the civil courts.” Vitellaro’s attorney, James McKay, Jr.
” Referring to Vitellaro, Pavlus said in court that “at no time did I see an out-of-control, enraged individual,” the station reported. CNN has reached out to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for comment. Vitellaro was charged with felony official misconduct and aggravated battery last August, weeks after video surfaced showing him holding the 14-year-old boy in the prone position with his knee in Park Ridge, according to police.
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