Cicero (WSYR-TV) - A suspended Cicero Police officer pleaded not guilty to assaulting a ten-year-old boy in North Syracuse Village Court Monday evening.
The police report says that Sgt. John Baldini attacked a ten-year-old boy who threw a golf ball-sized piece of dough at his head inside Commisso's Pizza Shop. Sgt. Baldini allegedly grabbed the boy by the throat so he could not breathe, put him in a headlock, pushed him up against the wall, dragged him on the floor and carried him by his hoodie into the kitchen where he dropped him on the floor. The boy was bruised and red around his neck, armpits and chest areas.
Sgt. Baldini's attorney, John Stevens, claims this is an issue of money. Stevens says the parents of the child allegedly assaulted have filed a notice of claim against the Town of Cicero and is also suing Baldini. Both suits were filed last month.
Baldini is next due in court during February.
Cicero Police officer charged with attacking 10-year-old
December 9
Cicero (WSYR-TV) - The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Cicero Police sergeant and charged with attacking a child while off duty.
Sgt. John Baldini, 37, has been charged with misdemeanor assault and endangering the welfare of a child in relation to an incident Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputies say occurred at Commissio's Pizzeria in North Syracuse.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Baldini entered the restaurant and a 10-year-old boy threw a lump of dough at him. Baldini responded by taking the boy by the throat and then putting him a headlock before dragging him into the kitchen by his jacket and dropping him on the floor.
The Cicero Police conducted an internal investigation into the incident and then turned over its results to the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office.
He has been issued tickets to appear in North Syracuse Village Court on Monday.
Baldini has been suspended without pay by the department. He was already on medical leave.
