Pittsburgh Police Officer faces felony after bar fight

A Pittsburgh Police officer is facing a felony assault charge, accused of hitting a man in the head with a beer bottle during a bar fight last month.

Detective Richard Dilimone Jr. is on paid administrative leave after the incident at a bar in Pleasant Hills on February 8.

Investigators say the fight involved several off-duty Pittsburgh Police officers.

Dilimone has a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 25th.