{"id":22244,"date":"2016-04-08T21:55:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T04:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=22244"},"modified":"2016-04-08T21:55:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T04:55:14","slug":"former-pittsburgh-police-sergeant-indicted-allegedly-beating-teen-aged-suspect-assault-caught-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=22244","title":{"rendered":"Former Pittsburgh Police Sergeant Indicted for Allegedly Beating A Teen-Aged Suspect, the Assault was Caught on Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>PITTSBURGH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0A federal grand jury indicted a former Pittsburgh police sergeant on charges of deprivation of civil rights and made false statements about the incident, officials announced this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The two-count indictment, returned on Tuesday, named Stephen Matakovich, 47, of Pittsburgh, Pa., as the sole defendant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Earlier this year, charges against Matakovich related to the alleged beating of the teen were dismissed by District Judge Robert Ravenstahl who threw out the charges of simple assault and official oppression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pittsburgh police officers who packed the courtroom applauded after the charges were dismissed, according to a report by Pittsburgh&#8217;s Action News 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re just ecstatic. What else can I say?&#8221; defense attorney Blaine Jones said in the report. &#8220;You know, he did not go there with the intention of hurting anyone at all. He wanted the young man to leave. And based on Sgt. Matakovich&#8217;s over two decades of experience, he wasn&#8217;t sure if there was a threat or not, so he was proactive in his actions.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Action News reported that Matakovich was in uniform and working an off-duty secondary employment detail when he arrested Despres, 19, on charges of criminal trespass, public drunkenness, aggravated assault and underage drinking. The Nov. 28 arrest was recorded on security video and turned over to police by Heinz Field management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During the preliminary hearing in state district court, \u00a0Matakovich testified that he believed Despres was poised to attack him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Officer David Wright, a Pittsburgh Police Bureau expert on use of force, testified for the prosecution against the sergeant. 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