Allegations:
Guzman was the victim of a series of unwarranted stops and searches in addition to threats, racial harassment and false allegations by officers in Garfield Ridge, where he and the officers live. The first incident happened in spring 2013 when Guzman was helping his grandfather pass out fliers to promote his grandfather's landscaping business. Officer Emily Campbell, who has a family member that owns a competing landscaping business, threatened to arrest the two men for passing out their fliers. That summer, Guzman was repeatedly asked by the officers to leave Wentworth Park, a public park in the neighborhood, and in many of these instances, searched without justification. In fall 2013, he was pulled over near South Archer Avenue and South Central Avenue by an unknown female officer who searched his vehicle without cause. Two male officers arrived later, and one of them called him a "spic." Though nothing illegal was uncovered, the officers issued Guzman a false citation for driving without headlights. In January 2014, Officer Emily Campbell pulled Guzman over near South Narragansett Avenue and 56th Street, searched him, and released him after nothing illegal was found. Guzman was pulled over two months later by unnamed officers near his own home and accused of driving a stolen vehicle, only to be released after his mother appeared at the scene with the vehicle's title and his insurance card. Several weeks later, Guzman was again driving near his home when Officers Sautkus and Sean Campbell (Emily Campbell's husband) pulled him over. Guzman, his passenger and the vehicle were searched – a small amount of marijuana was found on his passenger and nowhere else. The officers falsely claimed that they found marijuana in Guzman's car and charged him with possession. His car was impounded and he was never able to retrieve it because he couldn't afford the fees. During the arrest, Guzman's iPhone was confiscated, never inventoried and also never returned. The possession charge against him was dismissed.