A federal jury found Clive Higgins, 49, not guilty of violating a person's civil rights by using unreasonable force during the arrest in Bridgeport's Beardsley Park
Higgins is seen in the videotape above arriving and kicking the man.
The two other officers involved, Elson Morales and Joseph Lawlor, resigned and pleaded guilty in June to the charges, the Courant said.
Read the full story on the verdict here at the Hartford Courant website.
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