{"id":135598,"date":"2026-03-11T16:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/135598\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:47:47","slug":"pittsburgh-police-officer-now-charged-with-assault-after-off-duty-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/135598\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh police officer now charged with assault after off-duty fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/322af251d9b7e0c1518dcf39bf5e68bf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Pittsburgh police officer is now facing a criminal charge after an off-duty fight at a bar in Pleasant Hills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Online court records show Richard Dilimone Jr. is charged with one count of felony aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dilimone has been on administrative leave since the bar fight in early February. The off-duty officers were out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/chief-responds-bar-fight-involving-off-duty-pittsburgh-police-officers-cprb-investigating\/BJDD6KMKS5FURCJQ4CWY4QDB7E\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:celebrating a promotion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;celebrating a promotion&quot;}\" class=\"link \">celebrating a promotion<\/a> when the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Channel 11 Chief Investigator Rick Earle previously spoke to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala, who confirmed that one of the off-duty officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/investigates\/11-investigates-exclusive-da-gives-update-investigation-into-fight-involving-pittsburgh-officers\/PMJQLK6NCVAR3ASM72TSCJIIDI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:used a beer bottle during the fight.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;used a beer bottle during the fight.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">used a beer bottle during the fight.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RELATED COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/investigates\/11-investigates-exclusive-da-gives-update-investigation-into-fight-involving-pittsburgh-officers\/PMJQLK6NCVAR3ASM72TSCJIIDI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:11 Investigates Exclusive: DA gives update on investigation into fight involving Pittsburgh officers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;11 Investigates Exclusive&quot;}\" class=\"link \">11 Investigates Exclusive: DA gives update on investigation into fight involving Pittsburgh officers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Court records say the investigation revealed that Dilimone was the person who hit someone with a beer bottle across the forehead, causing a large laceration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/3-pittsburgh-police-officers-back-job-after-off-duty-bar-fight-1-still-leave\/LG7HJLN5NJEGBELBJ3NWWIQBDY\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Channel 11\u2019s Gabriella DeLuca;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Channel 11\u2019s Gabriella DeLuca&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Channel 11\u2019s Gabriella DeLuca<\/a> spoke with the attorney for the man who was hit over the head. The man is reportedly \u201cat a loss for words about what happened that night.\u201d He reportedly got nine stitches and has met with numerous doctors \u201cto see if they can repair the damage that was done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three other officers were also placed on administrative leave while the incident was being investigated. 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