Plaintiff:
Kasandra Bellamy
Incident date:
07/04/2014
Location:
3115 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Allegations:
Bellamy was at the park with a few friends. Officer Watkins was working as an armed security guard for a local business when he got into an argument with Bellamy, grabbed her by the throat, threw her to the ground and jumped on top of her. Two other officers were told to investigate what happened. Although Bellamy and her friends told the officers that Watkins had attacked Bellamy, the officers arrested Bellamy and took her to jail. Watkins was not arrested. The officers tried to charge Bellamy with aggravated battery to an officer, but the charges were not approved. They gave false accounts of the evidence, created false reports and charged Bellamy with misdemeanor battery. When Bellamy was released from jail, she went to a hospital to receive medical care for her injuries. At Bellamy's trial three months later, the officers failed to show up and the criminal charge against Bellamy was dismissed.