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Case 07-CV-1562

$75,000

FALSE ARREST

On duty Excessive force False arrest or report Physical force Pepper spray Taser Other charges filed

Plaintiff: Earl Johnson

Incident date: 08/22/2004

Location: 5445 S. Wabash Ave.

Allegations:

Officer Smith and Sergeant Loughran arrested Johnson without a warrant or reason to believe he had committed a crime. They beat him and used pepper spray and a Taser on him. Several officers wrote false reports and falsely testified before a grand jury, leading to a wrongful conviction. Johnson's conviction was reversed four years later.

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