Plaintiff:
Darron K. Collins
Incident date:
08/28/2010
Location:
7620 S. Indiana Ave.
Allegations:
Collins, a 31-year-old social worker, was driving near East 76th Street and South Indiana Avenue when Officers McCallum and Komosa stopped and arrested him. During the arrest, McCallum used his expandable baton on Collins multiple times, causing injuries that required medical treatment at a hospital. Komosa also threatened to use mace on Collins. He was charged with a traffic violation, resisting or obstructing a peace officer, battery and two counts of aggravated assault. The charges were dropped a year later.