Plaintiff:
Charles Spears
Incident date:
03/23/2012
Location:
9100 S. Ellis Ave.
Allegations:
Spears was walking with his sister near 91st Street and Ellis Avenue when officers pulled up in an unmarked police car and pointed a gun at them. Not knowing that these were police officers, Spears ran through an alley and hid under a porch. After stating that they were police, the officers ordered Spears to come out and lay down in front of them. They then beat and kicked him on his face, head and body. One of the officers told Spears that he was being beaten because he had tried to run away. After he was treated for his injuries at a hospital, Spears was charged with resisting arrest. He was later found not guilty.