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Springfield Police Officer Sentenced To Anger Management Classes Following Clash in Lobby
Springfield Police Officer Jefferson Petrie has pleaded guilty to assaulting a civilian back in 2017.
Petrie pleaded guilty in March, court records show, when he agreed to take anger management classes and stay 100 yards from the victim, Jerry Bellamy. In exchange for complying with the sentence, Petrie’s charges will be dismissed after one year, MassLive reported.
Bellamy, however, is not done with the courts. He is suing Petrie and three other officers in U.S. District Court that alleges assault and batter, false arrest, malicious prosecution, and civil rights violation, according to cour…
