February 11, 2005
Contact: Lynn
Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
FORMER COP PLEADS GUILTY IN BAR
BRAWL INCIDENT
A Denver police officer has
pleaded guilty to third-degree assault today in connection with
an off-duty incident that occurred in May 2004.
Michael Rossi
(DOB: 08-30-64) was working off-duty providing security at a
Denver restaurant on May 2, 2004 when a confrontation occurred
between a man and restaurant staff. Rossi intervened, but was
accused of hitting the 25-year-old man after the altercation had
ended and the man was handcuffed.
Rossi faces sentencing on March
18, 2005 but is formally resigning from the Denver Police
Department today as part of the plea.
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