Saturday, November 21, 2009 East Central Illinois

Teen defendant testifies in park arrest trial

By Mary Schenk
Friday, March 28, 2008 12:24 PM CDT

URBANA – Brian Chesley told a jury hearing his resisting and obstructing a peace officer trial that he didn't stop when ordered to by a police officer because he had done nothing wrong.

The all-white Champaign County jury was expected to decide today if the black teen's reasoning is grounds to acquit him of the misdemeanor charges.

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