A Cook County correctional officer accused of beating a man in custody has been charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct, authorities said.
A few more unidentified correctional officers enter the room within a minute, and at least one of them also punches the man, who is still on the ground. After a few seconds, some of the officers move to break up the incident.
According to agency, the man, 24, was treated for his injuries. His name wasn’t released by the sheriff’s office. “Excessive or unlawful force is not tolerated,” Sheriff Thomas Dart said in the release. “Those who engage in this abuse completely disregarded their training, and they disparage the hardworking men and women who keep the jail safe and secure.”
The sheriff’s office “presented the case to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for charging, which approved aggravated battery and official misconduct charges, both class 3 felonies,” the news release stated.
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