WAUKEGAN, Ill. - A former Waukegan police officer charged in the 2020 shooting death of a 19-year-old man has been found guilty in a separate case.

What we know:

Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee , was convicted Friday of one felony count of official misconduct for repeatedly punching an unarmed man in the face during a baptism party in August 2019, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors said Angel Salgado was standing in his in-laws’ yard after the baptism when Salinas stopped his patrol car to speak with him. The two men began arguing, and when Salinas attempted to arrest Salgado, Salgado stepped back and tried to return to the fenced yard.

Salinas followed him and punched Salgado multiple times. Minutes later, backup officers arrived to assist. Prosec

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