Plaintiff Files Chicago Police Brutality Lawsuit Claiming He Was “Body Slammed” on Christmas Day
A man who says that he broke his kneecap when he was “body slammed” by police on Christmas Eve has filed a Chicago police brutality lawsuit against the city. John Preston Jr. says he is a victim of illegal seizure and excessive force.
In his Chicago police brutality complaint , he says that an unidentified police officer who arrived at the scene of an altercation he was not involved in grabbed him as he and his cousins walked back to his car after attending a holiday party. Preston claims that he was held from behind, placed in a choke hold, and slammed against a parked vehicle. The police officer allegedly said “I told you to leave the scene.” Preston then fell and sustained a broken kneecap and a torn medial collateral ligament.
Preston is alleging unlawful seizure, failure to intervene, assault, indemnity, intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery, and failure to provide medical attention. He says he cannot work his two jobs because of his injuries and continues to receive medical care at a Cook County hospital. Preston is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as legal fees, medical costs, and additional relief.
Chicago Police Brutality
Chicago cops are not allowed to use excessive and unnecessary force when apprehending a suspect or guarding a defendant or a prisoner at any time. Police who engage in Chicago police brutality are violating Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act, which allows victims to sue state actors for the violation of their civil rights. You can receive financial compensation for the pain, suffering trauma, humiliation, and Chicago personal injury that you endured.
Suit: Cop 'body slammed' man outside Christmas party, Chicago Sun-Times, January 11, 2010
Cop Gave Me Busted Knee for Christmas: Lawsuit, NBC Chicago, January 12, 2010
Related Web Resources:
§ 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights, Cornell University Law School
