Plaintiff:
Robert L. Winston
Incident date:
03/23/2010
Location:
9746 S. Princeton Ave.
Allegations:
Winston was arrested by Officers O'Brien and Yates on suspicion of assaulting his neighbor. At the police station, the officers left Winston in lockup for about two hours with his hands handcuffed tightly behind his back. When the officers came to take Winston to processing, he was lying on his back on the floor. They told him to get up, and Winston said he couldn't. After several orders, Officer O'Brien said “F**k that nigger” and they dragged Winston by his suit pants and shirt. They used a Taser on him and beat him. Winston was charged with assault to a police officer.