Plaintiff:
Kenny Randle, Jr.
Incident date:
10/01/2010
Location:
7900 S. Rhodes Ave.
Allegations:
Randle was walking home near East 79th Street and South Rhodes Avenue when he went into an alley and urinated. Officers Carson and Solski saw Randle walking out of the alley and called to him. One of the officers shouted, “Hey asshole, come here.” The other officer joined them, verbally abusing Randle. One of the officers grabbed him and threw him against the squad car, bending his arm in the process. The officers handcuffed, searched and arrested Randle. They then demanded that he tell them where “the drugs were.” Randle responded that he was not a drug dealer and that he had only gone down the alley to urinate. He was taken to the police station, where the verbal abuse continued. Carson struck Randle in the side of the head, perforating his eardrum.