Allegations:
Hunt was in his backyard in the Lawndale neighborhood with his family and friends following a barbecue when Officers Roth, Diblich, Belcik, Ducar and Goins, in two squad cars, drove down a nearby alley. All of the officers are white, while Hunt and his family and friends are African-American. The officers were pursuing a man who had been at the gathering, and Diblich and Belcik entered the backyard without a warrant or permission. Hunt complained about the officers' conduct and said he believed the police were harassing them because they were all African-American. In response, Roth and others seized Hunt, threw him against a fence and the ground, where he hit his head on the cement. The officers choked, kneed and grabbed Hunt by the head in a chokehold. Hunt continued to complain that what the officers were doing was wrong, and that his rights were being violated. One of the officers pulled out a Taser and prepared to use it on Hunt's mother, who asked what was going on. Another officer sprayed mace on another attendee. Hunt was then arrested, taken to the police station and charged with obstructing a peace officer and aggravated battery of a peace officer. At the station, Hunt told the officers that people at the gathering had recorded the assault with their cellphones. The officers told Hunt that if he gave them any of the videos, they would do something for him on the charges. Hunt declined. He was booked, charged and incarcerated for months until he could raise bail. The officers persecuted him for more than a year until Hunt was found not guilty by a jury.