Aug 12, 2015 1 min read

PITTSBURGH (AP) – A judge found a Pittsburgh homicide detective not guilty of stealing an envelope of cash mistakenly left on a convenience store counter.

Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning said Wednesday that prosecutors didn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Michael Reddy intended to keep the money.

The 41-year-old detective testified he planned to turn in the $220 to his superiors after he and his partner returned from an overtime assignment in another county.

Reddy was charged after the man who left the money behind last July returned to claim it moments later, and video surveillance showed Reddy picking it up and putting it into his pants pocket.

Reddy didn’t mention the money to his partner before he was summoned to headquarters to explain his actions later that day.

Reddy remains on paid administrative leave.