All Charges Dropped - Jordan Miles Finally Gets His Day In Court

After 2 postponements Jordan Miles and the 3 Pittsburgh policemen, Officers Michael Saldutte, Richard Ewing and David Sisak, who brutally beat him during an arrest on January 12th, 2010, finally faced Magisterial District Judge Oscar Petite Jr.

Officer Michael Saldutte stood head and shoulders over Jordan Miles as attorney Kerry Lewis stood between them and successfully argued that the charges against Mr. Miles should be dropped because the affidavit that led to the arrest was defective as it may contain perjured information.

Witness Monica Wooding testified that she was never asked whether she knew Jordan Miles or not, nor was she asked if he was allowed to be near her house in direct opposition to the testimony of Officer Michael Saldutte.

Officer Saldutte also testified that he did not pull Jordan miles hair nor did he notice anyone else pull it even though photographs taken by Mr. Miles mother shortly after the arrest clearly show that his hair was violently ripped from much of his scalp on the right side of his head.

Mr. Saldutte also denied being a trained martial Artist even though he trains other police officers in self defense, and he testified that he did not remember what style he was trained in nor what the name of the Karate school he attended was until reminded by attorney Kerry Lewis.

The officers credibility was further damaged when questioned by attorney Kerry Lewis as to the reason that they did not retain possession of the bottle of mountain dew for evidence. Officer Saldutte repeatedly said that he didn't keep it because it was not evidence. Attorney Kerry Lewis countered that he didn't keep it because it didn't exist. Jordan Miles maintains that he never even had a bottle of Mountain Dew in his possession.