Plaintiff:
Javier Montanez
Incident date:
02/08/2010
Location:
13248 S. Burley Ave.
Allegations:
Montanez was near East 133rd Street and South Burley Avenue when officers approached him with their weapons drawn, then stopped, seized, searched and arrested him. During the stop, officers held Montanez to the ground while they kicked him. Officer Smulski used excessive force in manipulating Montanez's arms, wrists and hands into an unnatural position, causing him to fracture his right hand. After Montanez was handcuffed, Sgt. Davy fired a Taser into his chest and kicked him. An ambulance was called to the scene and Montanez was taken to a hospital in Hammond, Ind. Montanez needed to wear a cast.