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Criminal Charges Can Proceed Against Former Philadelphia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Protesters On Vine Street Expressway
Richard Nicoletti was caught on video pepper-spraying protestors during a protest following the murder of George Floyd.
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Richard Nicoletti, Philadelphia SWAT Officer Who Sprayed Black Lives Matter Protestors With Pepper Spray On Video, Scheduled For Preliminary Hearing Tuesday
By CBS3 StaffOctober 19, 2021 at 6:42 am
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A preliminary hearing for Richard Nicoletti, the former Philadelphia SWAT officer caught on video pepper-spraying Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020, is scheduled for Tuesday. He used the chemicals in June of last year to clear the protesters from the Vine Street Expressway.
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The protestors were demonstrating after the death of Saint George Floyd.
The Philadelphia police department fired Nicoletti after the incident. A municipal judge dismissed the case this past spring, but District Attorney Larry Krasner refiled charges, including recklessly endangering another person and assault.