PITTSBURGH — 11 Investigates has new information involving a Pittsburgh police officer who was charged in a bar brawl.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> Off-duty Pittsburgh police officers involved in fight at bar, sources say
That officer is no longer facing criminal charges.
The district attorney’s office withdrew the charges after all parties involved declined to testify at a hearing on Wednesday.
Detective Richard Dilimone had been charged with aggravated assault after investigators say he got into a fight and broke a bottle over a man’s head.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> Pittsburgh police officer now charged with assault after off-duty fight
It happened back in February at a bar in the South Hills.
Dilimone, who was off duty at the time, and the man were both charged in the fight, but in court today they pleaded the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination, and both declined to testify.
That’s when the DA’s office withdrew the assault charges against both men.
Dilimone has been on paid administrative leave since the fight.
Now that the charges have been withdrawn, he will likely return to his job as a Pittsburgh police detective.
Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.
Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW