Plaintiff:
Phillip Van Kuiken
Incident date:
12/31/2010
Location:
1500 W. Madison St.
Allegations:
Van Kuiken and Mackey were crossing Madison Street on their way to the United Center for a Chicago Bulls basketball game when Officer Davis, driving an unmarked police car, hit Van Kuiken and knocked him onto the hood of the car. When Van Kuiken banged on the hood and asked why the driver didn't stop, Officer Davis jumped out of the car and said to him, “You're messing with the wrong motherf****r!” An argument started between the men. Officer Davis, who didn't identify himself as a police officer, drew his gun, pointed it at Mackey and then pushed it in Van Kuiken's chest and threatened to kill him. Family members who were with Van Kuiken and Mackey called the police, and Officer Davis told them “Good. You're the ones that are going to jail. I'm a f**king cop!” To cover up his misconduct, Officer Davis gave misleading information to officers who responded to the 911 call. Both Mackey and Van Kuiken asked to press charges and give statements. After three hours at the police station, the men went to a nearby store to buy food. When they returned, police arrested them and charged them with misdemeanor battery. The charges were later dropped.