Plaintiff:
Jermaine Jordon
Incident date:
09/13/2011
Location:
1400 S. Central Park
Allegations:
Jordon was driving in his black Bentley Coupe when Officers Rodriguez and Ohlson pulled him over without justification. During the stop, Jordon asked if he could remove his seat-belt. Officer Rodriguez gave him permission to do so, and then charged him for driving without a seat-belt. During the stop, officers learned Jordon was driving on an expired license and arrested him. He was later released on bond. The following year, after Jordon obtained a valid driver's license, he was again stopped by Officer Rodriguez. At that time, Officer Rodriguez said that he would “help him” with his case in exchange for $5,000. Officer Rodriguez then gave Jordon his cell phone number and released him without further charges. Jordon notified the Internal Affairs Division of the Chicago Police Department, who orchestrated a controlled exchange of the bribe money. As a result, Officer Rodriguez was arrested and charged with bribery and official misconduct. The charges against Jordon were later dismissed.