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A police sergeant has been cleared of misconduct after being accused of using "excessive and unreasonable force" while restraining a vulnerable 17-year-old boy in a head lock.Police Sergeant Stephen Chilton was alleged to have persisted in using an "unnecessary and unsafe" neck restraint, which can lead to serious injury and loss of consciousness, during the incident on January 9 last year.On Wednesday a misconduct panel at Nottinghamshire Police headquarters found the...