Plaintiff:
Jason Lee Garcia
Incident date:
09/12/2012
Location:
600 W. Montrose Ave.
Allegations:
Garcia was with friends at the Montrose Avenue area on Lake Michigan listening to live music and using a hookah when officers approached the group and demanded that everyone leave. Two of Garcia's friends stated that they still had 15 minutes before closing time. Officer McNamara yelled back, saying "This is my park, get the f**k out." An argument began, and Garcia told his friends that they should leave before the officers broke their legs. Officer McNamara claimed that Garcia said he wanted to break the officers' legs, so he grabbed Garcia by the arm and handcuffed him. Officer Marlo did nothing to stop Officer McNamara. The officers wrote out false reports stating that Garcia made the officer feel threatened by clenching his fists after making the remark, and charged Garcia with assault. The charges against Garcia were dropped when officers failed to appear in court.