{"id":249925,"date":"2026-07-23T02:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/249925\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T02:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:16:22","slug":"judge-drops-charges-filed-against-pittsburgh-police-officer-accused-of-being-in-bar-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/249925\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge drops charges filed against Pittsburgh police officer accused of being in bar fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 11 Investigates has new information involving a Pittsburgh police officer who was charged in a bar brawl. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/off-duty-pittsburgh-police-officers-involved-fight-bar-sources-say\/VZO7A4WTZJBHZBIJFSPTUIJCLM\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/off-duty-pittsburgh-police-officers-involved-fight-bar-sources-say\/VZO7A4WTZJBHZBIJFSPTUIJCLM\/\" target=\"_blank\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Off-duty Pittsburgh police officers involved in fight at bar, sources say<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">That officer is no longer facing criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The district attorney\u2019s office withdrew the charges after all parties involved declined to testify at a hearing on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/investigates\/11-investigates-exclusive-da-gives-update-investigation-into-fight-involving-pittsburgh-officers\/PMJQLK6NCVAR3ASM72TSCJIIDI\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/investigates\/11-investigates-exclusive-da-gives-update-investigation-into-fight-involving-pittsburgh-officers\/PMJQLK6NCVAR3ASM72TSCJIIDI\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt;11 Investigates Exclusive: DA gives update on investigation into fight involving Pittsburgh officers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Detective Richard Dilimone had been charged with aggravated assault after investigators say he got into a fight and broke a bottle over a man\u2019s head. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-officer-leave-after-off-duty-fight-now-charged-with-assault\/O4TDQOSPDBHQDAPRKAUDUPOP4E\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-officer-leave-after-off-duty-fight-now-charged-with-assault\/O4TDQOSPDBHQDAPRKAUDUPOP4E\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Pittsburgh police officer now charged with assault after off-duty fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It happened back in February at a bar in the South Hills. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/chief-responds-bar-fight-involving-off-duty-pittsburgh-police-officers-cprb-investigating\/BJDD6KMKS5FURCJQ4CWY4QDB7E\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/chief-responds-bar-fight-involving-off-duty-pittsburgh-police-officers-cprb-investigating\/BJDD6KMKS5FURCJQ4CWY4QDB7E\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Chief responds to bar fight involving off-duty Pittsburgh police officers, CPRB investigating<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Dilimone, who was off duty at the time, and the man were both charged in the fight, but in court today they pleaded the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination, and both declined to testify. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">That\u2019s when the DA\u2019s office withdrew the assault charges against both men. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Dilimone has been on paid administrative leave since the fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/more-pittsburgh-police-officers-placed-leave-after-bar-fight-pleasant-hills\/5FUOGYKBIVDNHDDY5VJHFGCWCI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/more-pittsburgh-police-officers-placed-leave-after-bar-fight-pleasant-hills\/5FUOGYKBIVDNHDDY5VJHFGCWCI\/\" target=\"_blank\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; More Pittsburgh police officers placed on leave after bar fight in Pleasant Hills<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Now that the charges have been withdrawn, he will likely return to his job as a Pittsburgh police detective. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/she-was-wonderful-person-neighbor-remembers-woman-killed-by-fallen-tree-limb\/UPFRD4HNARDTJIKE7SJN5V5D74\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018She was a wonderful person\u2019: Neighbor remembers woman killed by fallen tree limb<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/former-pa-state-representative-jesse-white-charged-federal-child-sexual-abuse-material-case\/ID2XX2SLGNEGXGUFZLGO3JIHNM\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Former Pa. 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