Plaintiff:
Jonathan Silva
Incident date:
06/26/2010
Location:
5000 S. Ashland Ave.
Allegations:
Silva and his friend were driving northbound on Ashland Avenue when a car bumped into them. The people in the second car flashed gang signs at Silva, who ignored them and continued driving northbound. Near Ashland Avenue and West 50th Street, the car bumped into Silva's vehicle a second time, causing Silva to hit a parked car. When he got out of the car to run away, he saw police lights and went toward Officers Gaffney and Barnes to ask for help. One of the officers pointed his gun at Silva and told him to “Shut the f**k up.” He then hit Silva in the face with the gun. The officers tackled Silva to the ground, beat him, handcuffed him and searched him. They did not find any contraband on him. Silva was taken to the hospital, where he received treatment for a broken nose and cuts on his face that required twelve stitches. Silva was charged with two counts of resisting arrest. The charges were later dismissed.