Plaintiff:
David Crandell Readus
Incident date:
10/16/2008
Location:
11700 S. State St.
Allegations:
Readus was a passenger in a friend's car, headed east on 117th Street between State Street and Michigan Avenue, when the car was pulled over by Officers Dercola and Garibay. Readus got out on the passenger side and was forced to the ground by the officers, who pushed their knees into his back, repeatedly punched him in the face, and twisted his arms behind his back. Readus suffered a cracked tooth, long-term pain in his elbow and other injuries. Police filed false reports stating that Readus was driving the car and charged him with resisting arrest and battery of the officers. The charges were dropped.