Plea deal in Famous Chicago Cop beating case falls through

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

An expected plea deal in the case of Anthony Abbate — the Chicago cop whose beating of a female bartender was captured on a video seen around the world — has fallen apart, lawyers said Tuesday.

Abbate, 39, is charged with beating Karolina Obrycka at Jesse's Shortstop Inn on the Northwest Side on Feb. 19, 2007. Last month, his lawyer Peter Hickey entered plea negotiations with prosecutors, and Abbate had been expected to plead guilty today

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