Plaintiff:
Greg Zawadowicz
Incident date:
08/02/2006
Location:
2542 N. Lockwood Ave.
Allegations:
Officers Vail, Fergus, Folino and McDermott arrested Zawadowicz at his home and held him in custody for more than 48 hours as they looked to build a case against him. Folino signed a complaint for preliminary examination, alleging that Zawadowicz had killed a man by battering him with a blunt object. The officer had no reason to believe that Zawadowicz had actually committed the crime. Three days after his arrest, Zawadowicz appeared before a judge, who ordered that he be held in custody. A month later, Zawadowicz was formally charged.