Plaintiff:
Wojciech Sokol
Incident date:
12/06/2011
Location:
6500 W. Fullerton Ave.
Allegations:
Sokol, a Des Plaines resident, was driving his girlfriend's car when Officers Gremo and Harris pulled him over because he didn't have a valid license plate sticker. He was arrested for failure to produce a valid driver's license, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and failure to display a valid sticker. As the officers drove him to a police station, he began to complain about his arrest. The officers pulled into an alley and took him out of the squad car. Gremo punched him repeatedly. At the station, Sokol requested medical attention but was ignored. The officers falsely charged Sokol with aggravated battery of a peace officer, saying he had spit on them. Sokol was held in Cook County Jail for more than a year awaiting trial; he was later acquitted.