Plaintiff:
Cavalas Prater
Incident date:
10/29/2010
Location:
3151 W. Harrison St.
Allegations:
In October 2010, Prater was arrested for arson. He had been suffering from severe mental illness and was in a delusional state that day. He was taken to a lockup at a district station and processed. During this time, Prater was uninjured. Some time after lockup, while still in a delusional state, Prater began yelling and screaming. Officer Spurlin and other personnel at the station repeatedly told him to shut up. Prater continued to yell and demanded to see a lawyer. Officers Spurlin and Stewart became angry and entered Prater's cell to subdue him, and in the process, broke his jaw. Prater was later taken to the hospital for treatment and returned to lockup. He was booked into Cook County Jail and received follow-up treatment for his broken jaw while incarcerated, including getting his jaw wired shut. Prater was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was turned over to a mental health facility to be treated for his mental illness.