Acevedo family leave initial appearance for Milwaukee police officer with little confidence in justice system

A Milwaukee police officer charged with a man’s death made his first appearance in court Wednesday, with the judge ruling he could remain free on bond.

Michael Mattioli is accused of killing Joel Acevedo while off-duty after placing him in a chokehold in April.

I'm here to say to all thegovernment officials who (are)supposed to be the advocatesfor justice - we don't needyou to say any mo, alwe needyou to do is release thevideo!

<<release the video!RENEWED CALLS FOR JUSTICE...IN THE DEATH OF JO-ELACEVEDO... WITH A FAMILIARFACE NOW WORKING WITH THEACEVEDO FAMILY, CIVIL RIGHTSATTORNEY -- BENJAMIN CRUMP..WHO IS ALSO REPRESENTING THEFLOYD FAMILY IN MINNESOTA..THE CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY --FOLLOW A HEARING FOR MILWAUKEEPOLICE OFFICER MICHAELMATTIOLI -- WHO IS CHARGED INACEVADO'S DEATH.

BEFORE TODAY- MATTIOLI POSTED THE$50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND SETBEFORE CHARGES WERE UPGRADEDTO RECKLESS HOMICIDE..

A JUDGEDETERMINED -- THAT BOND WILLREMAIN THE SAME.LAUREN LINDERJOINS US WITH MORE DETAILS..FROM IN FRONT OF THE MILWAUKEECOUNTY COURTHOUSE..IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY FORTHE ACEVEDO FAMILY HERE AT THEMILWAUKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE ASTHEY CAME FACE TO FACE WITHTHE PERSON CHARGED INCONNECTION WITH JOEL'S DEATH..JOEL'S PARENTS SAY THEY LEFTTHE HEARING TODAY WITH LITTLECONFIDENCE IN THE JUSTICESYSTEM..

JOEL DIEDBACK INAPRIL AFTER INVESTIGATORS SAYMILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICERMICHAEL MATTIOLI PLACED HIM INA CHOKEHOLD THAT WENT TOOFAR..

ACCORDING TO THECRIMINAL COMPLAINT MATTIOLIHAD SOME FRIENDS AT HIS HOUSEWHILE HE WAS OFF-DUTYAND HETOLD POLICE THE NEXT DAY HEWOKE UP TO FIND JOEL GOINGTHROUGH THE POCKETS OF HISPANTS AND THAT JOEL PUNCHEDSOMEONE ELSE IN THE HOUSE.JOEL'S PARENTS BELIEVE THEIRSON WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF..AFTER SEEING THE BODY CAMERAFOOTAGE AND HEARING THE 911CALL..

THEY'RE DEMANDING THATVIDEO BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELYALONG WITH THE VIDEO OFMATTIOLI'S INTERVIEWS WITHPOLICE..

- THE FAMILY IS ALSOALLING FOR THE ARREST OF THETWO WITNESSES WHO THEY SAYASSISTED IN THE CRIME..(TAKE SOT) (MARIBEL JOEL'SMOM) 12:43:22 to 12:43:30"Theydon't want to release thisfootage, they don't want torelease the 911 because it isevidence of truth." (TAKE SOT)(JOSE ACEVEDO - JOEL'S DAD)12:54:04 to 12:54:15 "I willnot stay quiet.

Until my lastdying breathI'm going to keepspeaking for what's truth.It's not just for Joel, it'sfor everyone that's gonethrough this police brutality."THE ACEVEDO FAMILY ISDEMANDING HE BE FIRED BUTMATTIOLI REMAINS ON FULLSUSPENSION FROM THE POLICEDEPARTMENT.HIS JOB STATUS ISIN THE HANDS OF THE FIRE ANDPOLICE COMMISSION WHICH ISSTILL INVESTIGATING..

IREACHED OUT TO THE F-P-C FORANY UPDATES - BUT HAVE NOTHEARD BACK AT THIS TIME..

IALSO CONTACTED MATTIOLI'SATTORNEY FOR COMMENT ONTODAY'S HEARING - BUT HAVE NOTRECEIVED A RESPONSE..

FOR NOWLIVE OUTSIDE THE MILWAUKEECOUNTY COURTHOUSE..

LAURENLINDER..

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