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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA jury has acquitted two Indianapolis police officers of battery after they allegedly assaulted a veteran, leaving him unconscious outside a bar.
The jury found 42-year-old John Serban and 48-year-old Michael Reiger not guilty Wednesday.
Court documents say security camera video shows the off-duty officers beating 29-year-old Air Force veteran Bradford Bohanon. The man argued with a bartender over his tab, and when Serban told him to leave, Bohanon grabbed the officer's badge and threw it. The video shows Serban putting Bohanon in a chokehold for nearly a minute.
During the trial that began Monday, defense attorneys said the officers acted in self-defense to bring Bohanon under control and diffuse the situation.
The officers have been suspended without pay, pending a recommendation of termination to the Civilian Police Merit Board.
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