Off-duty Chicago cop found not guilty of battery, misconduct in confrontation with teen in Park Ridge

The parents of a teenage boy who was pinned to the ground last summer by an off-duty Chicago police officer vowed to “continue to fight” Friday after a judge found Sgt. Micheal Vitellaro not guilty of battery and official misconduct charges.

Video of the confrontation between the officer and the teen went viral last August when Vitellaro was seen holding the boy to the ground with his knee and accusing him of stealing his son’s bike.

Read more of Matthew Hendrickson's reporting in the Chicago Sun-Times.