Richard Nicoletti, Philadelphia SWAT Officer Who Sprayed Black Lives Matter Protestors On Video With Pepper Spray, Scheduled For Prelim

Philadelphia PA

19 October, 2021

2:15 PM

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CBS Philadelphia October 19, 2021 A preliminary hearing for Richard Nicoletti, the former Philadelphia SWAT officer Richard 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. The protestors were demonstrating after the death of 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. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.