Plaintiff:
Dylan Arellano
Incident date:
03/02/2012
Location:
2500 W. Peterson Ave.
Allegations:
Arellano was driving with Ghaziani and stopped at a gas station to buy some cigarettes. Ghaziani, who is a member of Chicago's Latin King gang, has the letters “L” and “K” tattooed on his face. He went into the store, and when he came back out, Officers Leach and Williams recognized him. The officers stopped their SUV directly in front of Arellano's car, got out and pointed their guns at Arellano and Ghaziani's heads. They searched Arellano and Ghaziani, found contraband on Arellano and arrested both men, claiming they had observed "gang disturbance" and "suspect displaying gang slogans." The officers also seized Arellano's car. Arellano spent three months in jail before the court dismissed the charges. He also had $5,000 worth of damage to his car.