Officer Convicted of Lying About Arrest of News Photographer [View all]
Source: Associated Press
A policeman has been convicted of lying about the arrest of a New York Times photographer he said took flash photos of him.
Prosecutors said journalist Robert Stolarik was photographing police Officer Michael Ackermann handcuff a teenager in 2012. They said he was using a camera not equipped with a flash and was several feet away.
But they said Ackermann arrested him for obstructing governmental administration, claiming in court papers he repeatedly got in the officer's face firing a flash. The charge later was dismissed.
Ackermann was convicted Thursday of offering a false instrument for filing. He faces up to four years in prison. He said he made an honest mistake.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Oct 15, 2015, 10:11 PM ET
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