CHICAGO — One of the two Chicago police officers in a video released this week of a man being beaten while in custody was also captured in footage of a suspect being body-slammed on a city street the same year, records show.
Damien Stewart and community organizer William Calloway held a news conference at City Hall to discuss the video of the in-custody beating, which occurred after Stewart was arrested following a traffic stop and charged with aggravated battery against a police officer, according to Calloway.
“There is no room in place for that type of uncalled for violence for an unarmed man that’s already in police custody,” Calloway said, calling for the termination of the officer who punched Stewart. “It’s uncalled for and it’s appalling.”
