Allegations:
In June 2007, Carmen Cox was leaving his brother's house on West Washington Street when Officers Anderson and Deady grabbed him, threw him to the ground, handcuffed him and punched, kicked, and beat him for several minutes. The officers then pulled Cox up, pushed him against a wall, and beat him for another two to three minutes. Another group of officers at the scene also began to beat Cox. As some of the officers started to put Cox into the squad car, another officer began driving and trapped Cox's foot and leg underneath the car. Cox was taken to a hospital for treatment and was charged with aggravated battery and resisting arrest. When his mother, Lisa Cox, arrived at Loretto Hospital that evening to check on her son, officers Kane and Troutman refused to let her see him, then arrested her and charged her with trespassing. The charge against Lisa Cox was later dismissed. Carmen Cox later filed a complaint with the Office of Professional Standards. In September 2008, after the complaint was filed and over a year after Cox's 2007 arrest, officers Siwek and Napoli filed a false police report alleging that they had tried to arrest Cox for unlawful use of a weapon. Months later, in January 2009, Carmen Cox was arrested again, based on the false September 2008 report.