Federal appellate court reverese decision involving a Niles cop

A federal appeals court has ruled that a federal trial judge erred when he dismissed an excessive force complaint against a Niles police officer on the basis that the officer acted in good faith.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati reversed the decision by the Youngstown-based U.S. District Judge Peter C. Economus and sent a lawsuit by Joseph Kijowski against Officer Craig Aurilio back to Judge Economus for further proceedings.

The lawsuit stemmed from a massive Warren and Niles police response to a brawl at an Oct. 28, 2006, wedding reception at Aulizio’s Banquet Center in Warren, where Kijowski was a guest.

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