A former Buffalo police lieutenant has pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law in federal court. 52-year-old Gregory Kwiatkowski was working as a lieutenant when he responded to a call on Treehaven Road on the night of May 3, 2009. A car with four teens had been stopped by a Cheektowaga police patrol.
The teens were compliant with the town officers who were investigating a BB gun shooting. Upon his arrival, Kwiatkowski began using unlawful and unreasonable force on the four teens, by pushing them against their car.
Kwiatkowski faces up to a year in prison and a $100 thousand fine.
Two other Buffalo officers, Raymond Krug and Joseph Wendel, are accused of shooting one of the individuals with a BB gun after they were handcuffed and seated in a police car. Their trial will begin December 6.
