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Boston Attorney Gary Zerola Acquitted of Charges of Assaulting a Cop and Urinating in Public

By Altman & Altman

For the fourth time in a year, Boston attorney Gary Zerola has been acquitted of criminal charges. Last week, a jury found Zerola found not guilty of assault and battery on a police officer, urinating in public, and disturbing the peace. The 37-year-old ex-prosecutor, who was once called People magazine?s ?Most Eligible Bachelor,? was arrested last June on the night the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2008 NBA Championship. Zerola maintains that he was rifling through his wallet and counting his money when he heard someone approach him from behind. He says he ran off after hearing footsteps behind him and was struck by a baton. He says he stopped moving after he saw that it was a police officer. He says that it was then that about half a dozen cops beat him with batons...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).