Plaintiff:
Tydus Martez Randolph
Incident date:
03/26/2011
Location:
1447 S. Komensky Ave.
Allegations:
Randolph was on private property near 15th and Komensky Avenue when officers, responding to a report of two women exchanging gunfire in the area, started driving towards him. Not knowing who the officers were, Randolph began to walk away. An officer then grabbed Randolph and asked him if he was on parole. Randolph said yes and officers put him into a squad car without justification. When Randolph asked why officers were doing this they told him, "You know why you're being held" and later an officer told him he was being arrested for loitering. Officers drove him to the 10th District police station and handcuffed him to a pole in a room. Sergeant Huges entered the room and promised to let Randolph go if he could tell them the name of somebody with guns or drugs. But if he didn't, Sgt. Hughes said he would make sure Randolph would be "off the street for a long time." Randolph said he didn't know anyone so Sgt. Hughes punched him in the stomach, causing him to vomit. Officers then filed various unlawful use of a weapon charges against Randolph in order to have his parole revoked. Officers also confiscated $307 from Randolph that his girlfriend had given him to pay his phone bill and buy new shoes. Some of the criminal charges were later dismissed.