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Judge reprimands Springfield police in Ververis arrest

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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WSHM) -

A judge has ruled the Springfield Police Department is responsible for the disappearance of cell phone video that captured the arrest of Michael Ververis.

Ververis is charged with assaulting a police officer on Worthington Street back in January of 2011.

His lawyer fought to have those charges thrown out citing Springfield police deleted the video that would have shown his client's innocence.

This ruling comes after a two-day hearing in February, but the judge has decided the case will continue.

A pre-trial conference is set for May 25.

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