Pa. Trooper Acquitted in Domestic Violence Case

A central Pennsylvania state trooper has been acquitted of domestic violence charges.
 
The York Dispatch reports that court records indicate that a jury on Friday acquitted 44-year-old Trooper Patrick Kelly of Dover Township of simple assault and harassment.
 
State police said Kelly was suspended in November after he was charged following a fight between the couple, which officials said occurred as they were driving home after having drinks in Harrisburg.
 
Defense attorney Chris Ferro said after the verdict that testimony indicated that his client never harmed the woman.
 
He said a ruling on a pending drunken driving charge has been deferred so that Kelly can apply for the county's accelerated rehabilitative disposition program, which allows first-time offenders to clear their records eventually.