Settling for Misconduct
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Case 13-CV-2238

$80,000

REVERSED CONVICTION

Destroy/conceal/fabricate evidence False arrest or report Other charges filed

Plaintiff: Donnie Brown

Incident date: 11/27/2007

Location: 5914 W. North Ave.

Allegations:

Brown was leaving a friend's apartment as police were responding to a report of a burglary-in-progress at a storefront in the same building. Officer Schwandt arrested Brown, planted a doorknob on him and falsely reported that he saw tools in his hand. Brown was convicted of burglary based on police testimony and was sentenced to six years in prison. Schwandt later retracted the statement, and Officer Yi, who also responded to the burglary-in-process call, falsely testified that he inventoried stolen doorknobs found on Brown. Nearly five years later, Brown's conviction was reversed.

ROBERT SCHWANDT

POLICE OFFICER

28593
$80,000 total payments

RICHARD YI

POLICE OFFICER

27580
$80,000 total payments