Physical disabilityDestroy/conceal/fabricate evidenceExcessive forceFalse arrest or reportPhysical forceOther charges filed
Plaintiff:
Edison Torres
Incident date:
06/03/2010
Location:
2435 N. LeClaire Ave.
Allegations:
Torres, who is paralyzed from the waist down, was in his wheelchair on the sidewalk when Officers Jackson and Andersen approached him. They pushed him out of his wheelchair onto the ground and repeatedly struck him on his face and body. To conceal their misconduct, the officers generated false police reports and false criminal charges against him. Torres was later found not guilty of these charges.