MILWAUKEE — A former Milwaukee police officer charged with first-degree reckless homicide returned to court Thursday, where his jury trial was postponed.
Michael Mattioli is charged in the 2020 death of 25-year-old Joel Acevedo.
Acevedo died at a party at Mattioli's home when he was off duty. Prosecutors say Mattioli put Acevedo in a chokehold after an argument.
Since Acevedo's death, Mattioli resigned from the police department.
His trial was set to begin in November 2022 but was pushed until May of this year. Three years since Joel's death.
The trial was pushed back after the state had a hard time getting a hold of a key witness: former Milwaukee County Medical Examiner, Dr. Brian Peterson.
Now, that trial has once again been postponed but until when remains unknown. The reasoning remains the same, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner at the time has not been responsive to the court, making proceedings difficult.
The court did not find a basis to dismiss the trial.
Mattioli's hearing wrapped up Thursday with the judge setting a new court date for a status hearing on May 19 at 10 a.m.
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