Plaintiff:
Donnell Hudson
Incident date:
07/05/2010
Location:
10200 S. Michigan Ave.
Allegations:
Hudson was barbequing with friends at a home on South Michigan Avenue near 102nd Street when Officer Lee pulled up to the home, came onto the property without a warrant or probable cause and grabbed Hudson. Hudson knew Lee because Lee had harassed him previously. This time, Lee searched Hudson's pockets, ordered everyone else to leave and then punched Hudson in the face, choked him, pushed him against a fence, slammed him to the ground and kicked him. Hudson went to the hospital for treatment, where Sgt. Szefc and Officer Lee later showed up. The two threatened Hudson, warning him not to sign any complaints or speak publicly about the beating. The officers also went back to the home on South Michigan Avenue and tried to intimidate witnesses to keep quiet about what happened. Hudson reported the beating to the Independent Police Review Authority. The officers filed false statements with IPRA to cover up the misconduct. Lee had been investigated previously by IPRA and the Department of Internal Affairs. The officers stopped, searched, and threatened Hudson's friends and acquaintances to keep quiet several times after the incident.