Cincinnati police captain accused of strangling woman in Washington Park acquitted

CINCINNATI OHIO —A Cincinnati police captain accused of strangling a woman while off-duty has been acquitted.

Court records show Brian Norris was acquitted Friday after facing assault and disorderly conduct charges for an October 2024 incident. Witnesses reported seeing him strangle a woman in Washington Park.

Video shared with WCPO 9 shows people approaching Norris, who is on top of a woman crying on the ground. The woman can be heard yelling at Norris, Get off of me.

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