Closing arguments: Trial of Euclid Police Officer Michael Amiott in the excessive force case

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The trial of Euclid Police Officer Michael Amiott continued today with closing arguments.

Michael Amiott is charged with two counts of assault and one count of interfering with civil rights in connection with a violent traffic stop in August of 2017. Cell phone video showed the officer repeatedly punching Richard Hubbard after the latter was pulled over for an unspecified moving violation.

In the closing arguments, special prosecutor Dominic Vitantonio spoke first.

"The bottom line is he complied with everything...," said Vitantonio. "He had no opportunity to say he was going to the bank... Seriously folks, what did they find? money from his job."

Toward the end of his arguments, Vitantonio spoke directly to the eight-person jury, asking for them to look solely at the evidence that was presented in the trial.

"I hate to say it, but it stinks," said Vitantonio. "It is a violation of his civil rights, and it is assault. You should find him guilty as charged based on nothing but the evidence, the evidence is there."

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