Allegations:
In March 2009, Payne was driving on Rockwell Street near Thomas Street when Officers Palm and Younan pulled him over for failing to stop at a stop sign. With guns drawn, the officers ordered Payne and his passengers to get out, then searched the car without a warrant. The officers claimed to find a bag with a “green leafy substance” in the glove compartment and a small-caliber handgun under the carpeting in the trunk. Payne was arrested, and while he was in jail, his car (which was impounded by police) was searched a second time without a warrant. Payne remained in jail until August 2009, when a judge ruled that the search was illegal. The car was damaged during the second search and destroyed after the City of Chicago refused to release it to Payne's mother.