lansing
-
Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Off-Duty Ill. Cop Seen Threatening Black Teen in Facebook Video
A civil rights lawsuit has been filed against a Lansing, Ill., police officer who was caught on video threatening a young black teen and holding him pinned on the ground back in June, just because the boy was on his property. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago, alleges that Jordan…
-
Off-Duty Ill. Cop ‘Detained’ Black Teen for Not Following Orders, Lansing Police Say
The Lansing, Ill., Police Department is claiming that a white off-duty officer “detained” a black teen on the officer’s property after the boy and another juvenile refused to follow his orders to remain there. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Police Department issued the statement Tuesday after video of the black teen, identified as 15-year-old…
-
‘I Could Kill You’: Video Shows Off-Duty Ill. Police Officer Pinning Black Teen to the Ground
Another video has surfaced showing an off-duty Lansing, Ill., police officer pinning down a black teen and threatening his life, all because the boy was trying to help a friend who happened to be on the officer’s property. According to WGN TV, the incident began Saturday night when a few teenage boys got into a…