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Police release video of incident involving officer, Steelers' Joey Porter

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Pittsburgh police posted video Tuesday showing the January incident outside a bar that led to the arrest of Steelers assistant coach and former player Joey Porter.

Porter was initially charged with assaulting a doorman Jan. 8, but those charges were dropped. A charge of disorderly conduct remained. In a brief altercation, Porter grabbed Officer Paul Abel by the wrists.

In court Tuesday, Porter pleaded guilty to the charge, which defense attorney Robert Del Greco described as "the lowest-grade offense in the crimes code," according to Liz Navratil of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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