SCHENECTADY -- Citing a lack of evidence, a City Court judge acquitted a jailed city cop of drunken-driving charges on Wednesday, marking the second time in the past two years that John Lewis has been cleared of misdemeanor offenses.
"There was no indication that the vehicle was swerving, weaving or being operated in any way by a person that was impaired," said Judge Guido Loyola on Wednesday, recounting the evidence the prosecution presented during the two-day nonjury trial last week.
He also noted that the surveillance footage from a street camera failed to show clearly who was behind the wheel of a black sport utility vehicle that prosecutors had accused …
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