(Pittsburgh) -- A jury has issued a mixed verdict in the federal trial of a fired Pittsburgh police sergeant charged with wrongly beating a drunken man and then lying about it in a police report.
The jury convicted former Sgt. Stephen Matakovich of depriving the man of his civil rights by twice pushing and then punching him.
Matakovich was acquitted of filing a false report that portrayed the man as the aggressor.
The confrontation took place just outside Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, during a high school championship football game in 2015.
The federal civil rights charge carries up to 10 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 15.
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