Chicago Police Board President Ghian Foreman filed a complaint with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability saying the officer struck him five times, leaving him with swelling in both legs and unable to walk home.
with a baton during a protest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
COPA said its investigation found that Officer Zachary Girard struck Foreman "without justification" and failed to document his use of force. Former Chicago Police Supt. David Brown agreed with the agency’s findings and the recommended a 90-day suspension, according to records reviewed by the Sun-Times.
Foreman said he attempted to de-escalate the situation, telling Girard, "You don’t have to push us like that," according to the report. Girard then struck Foreman five times in the leg with his baton, the report states. Video footage did not capture the moment Foreman was struck, though video shows him limping shortly afterward. Footage from body-worn cameras shows Foreman "was a cooperative subject against whom no force was authorized," COPA said.
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