Plaintiff:
Armando Hernandez, Jr.
Incident date:
07/22/2012
Location:
7300 S. Ashland Ave.
Allegations:
Hernandez was walking when officers pulled up next to him in their police vehicle and directed him to remove his hands from his pockets. When he did not, the officers exited their unmarked sport-utility vehicle, shoved him onto their front hood, handcuffed him behind his back, then swept his feet from under him and slammed him to the ground. They kicked Hernandez and then took him to a police station, where he was charged with reckless conduct. While Hernandez was in a holding cell in the station, Officer Mark Hernandez threw him into a wall and then kneed him in his back. The charge was dismissed the following month.