Charge dropped against detainee in wheelchair accused of battering jail guard

Screenshot from a body camera inside Cook County Jail showing a use-of-force incident involving detainee Steve Fanady and a sheriff’s deputy. (Cook County sheriff’s office)

Prosecutors have dropped their case against a Cook County Jail detainee accused of aggravated battery against a sheriff’s deputy while in a wheelchair.

WBEZ initially reported that a video contradicted the deputy’s account of the altercation in October 2022. Steve Fanady faced a possible three to seven years in prison if convicted.