Cook County Criminal Court Judge Joseph Claps found Lt. Wilfredo Roman not guilty of aggravated battery and official misconduct.
-- A judge found a Chicago Police lieutenant not guilty of charges of shoving a flashlight between a teenage boy's buttocks while making an arrest about two years ago.Lt. Wilfredo RomanThe Cook County State's Attorney's office had alleged that on Feb. 9, 2021, around 8:35 p.m., two teenage boys - ages 16 and 17 – approached a man sitting in a 2005 silver Mazda in the 1900 block of North La Crosse Avenue.
An officer gave the 17-year-old a verbal command to surrender, and he did so – putting his hands in the air and getting on the ground, prosecutors said. The officer adjusted the handcuffs, and the teen stopped yelling and began saying he had just been running, prosecutors said. While the officer was adjusting the handcuffs, Roman told the teen to,"Shut up!" prosecutors said.
Roman then withdrew the flashlight, walked a short distance away from the teen, and then told him,"That's what you get for carjacking," prosecutors alleged.
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