By Danya Hooker dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com

Drew Peterson has been dropped from an excessive force lawsuit against the village of Bolingbrook and three of its police officers, the law firm representing the plaintiff confirmed Tuesday.

The development means Peterson, 54, has one fewer legal problem to worry about. The 29-year veteran of the Bolingbrook police force is a suspect in his fourth wife’s Oct. 28 disappearance. Family members of Peterson’s third wife, Kathleen Savio, who died mysteriously in March 2004, petitioned the Will County court Jan. 31 to reopen her estate in preparation for filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Peterson.

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By Danya Hooker
dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com

The village of Bolingbrook will provide legal counsel to Drew Peterson in his defense against an excessive force lawsuit against him, two other Bolingbrook officers and the village.

The lawsuit, filed Dec. 17 by Bolingbrook resident Timothy Brownlee, 35, stems from a May 28 arrest in which Brownlee said officers harassed and assaulted him.

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