VIDEO: Ill. cop hurls woman into jail cell, shatters bones in her face
Cassandra Feuerstein of Chicago was thrown face first by a Skokie officer into a concrete jail cell bench, suffering multiple injuries, her lawyer says. Feuerstein was arrested in March on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Comments (105)By David Knowles / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 4:12 PM
Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 3:54 AM
Courtesy of Attorney Torreya L Hamilton
Cassandra Feuerstein with the injuries she says were caused by a Skokie Police Department officer while she was in custody after being arrested for DUI.
A Chicago woman arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence has filed a lawsuit alleging police in Skokie, Ill., violently threw her into a jail cell, shattering several bones in her face.
Cassandra Feuerstein, 47, was arrested March 10 and charged with DUI after police found her sleeping on the side of the road as she sat behind the wheel of her car.
Surveillance video released Wednesday shows a calm Feuerstein being taken out of a jail cell for processing by a male officer.
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According to Feuerstein’s lawyer, Torri Hamilton, seconds after her client asked to call her husband and children, the officer hurled the 110-pound woman back into the cell with such force that she fell and landed face first on a concrete bench.
Bleeding profusely, Feuerstein lies motionless for several seconds before two other officers come to her aid.
"The video speaks for itself," Torri Hamilton, Feuerstein's lawyer, told the Chicago Tribune. "She does nothing to justify what this male police officer does."
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Hamilton said Feuerstein filed suit because no disciplinary action was being taken against the officer. While Feuerstein pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, the State’s Attorney dropped charges made by the officer that she had resisted arrest.
Feuerstein suffered several broken bones in her face, was fitted for a titanium plate in her cheek and required reconstructive surgery as a result of the incident, Hamilton said.
"This can go from 0-60 so quickly, like this man did with someone who's clearly no threat to him is dangerous — could be dangerous with that type of power that he has," Hamilton told News 5 Chicago. "She doesn't even know - we don't even know what she's going to need in the future."
Cassandra Feuerstein, 47, was arrested March 10 and charged with DUI after police found her sleeping on the side of the road as she sat behind the wheel of her car.
Courtesy of Attorney Torreya L Hamilton
This is what happened when Cassandra Feuerstein allegedly flew face-first into a concrete bench when a Skokie police officer threw her into a cell.
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Skokie Police Department Surveillance Video
Surveillance video released Wednesday shows Cassandra Feuerstein being hurled into a cell by a Skokie, Ill., police officer.
Bleeding profusely, Feuerstein lies motionless for several seconds before two other officers come to her aid.
Skokie Police Department Surveillance Video
Feuerstein landed face first into a concrete bench in the cell, breaking several bones.
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Skokie Police Department Surveillance Video
Other officers attended to Feuerstein moments after the incident.
Feuerstein suffered several broken bones in her face, was fitted for a titanium plate in her cheek and required reconstructive surgery as a result of the incident, Hamilton said.
"This can go from 0-60 so quickly, like this man did with someone who's clearly no threat to him is dangerous — could be dangerous with that type of power that he has," Hamilton told News 5 Chicago. "She doesn't even know - we don't even know what she's going to need in the future."
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