Mette has been sentenced to almost five years in prison after Dubuque County Judge Monica Ackley found him guilty of assault causing serious injury . Mike Mette , a Chicago police officer , is heading to prison this November . He says he was acting in self-defense when he punched Jake Gotthard . Doctors testified Gotthard appeared as though he had been stomped , kicked . The jury found him guilty of aggravated battery and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
Mike Mette , a Chicago police officer , is heading to prison this November . He says he was acting in self-defense when he punched Jake Gotthard . Doctors testified Gotthard appeared as though he had been stomped , kicked . The jury found him guilty of aggravated battery and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.