Man sues CPD over arrest, COPA investigates after video shows officer holding gun to his head
CHICAGO -- A man filed a lawsuit against the city and the Chicago Police Department Thursday, after video showed police using force to detain him as he was arrested earlier this week.The man—Lorenzo Williams, 32—was charged with felonies and misdemeanor after his arrest Tuesday in the Cabrini Rowhouses, in the 800 block of North Cambridge Avenue on the Near North Side.Both the CPD and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability are both investigating the incident.
The report also said Williams refused to give up the gun when officers ordered to do so.According to the report, police recovered a .40-caliber Ruger handgun from Williams—who does not have a Firearm Owners Identification Card or a Concealed Carry License, and who is a convicted felon. The gun was found to be stolen from Mason City, Iowa, prosecutors said.After being arrested, Williams was taken to an area hospital for minor injuries, the report said.
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