Plaintiff:
Maurice Waller
Incident date:
08/01/2013
Location:
3151 W. Harrison St.
Allegations:
Waller was arrested for a misdemeanor and taken to a police station. While in custody, Waller asked several times for medication for a pre-existing psychological condition and was told that he would be taken to the hospital. After several hours, Waller began to scream and ask for the medication. Police placed him in an individual cell. An officer told Waller that he would be given an I-bond and allowed to leave if he could walk out of the station on his own, but that he would be charged with assault if an ambulance had to be called. Shortly after that, Waller was given an I-bond and told to walk as far away from the station as he could. Outside the station, Waller collapsed and was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for facial fractures and a broken nose.