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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mohammad Samra

Chicago police officer suspended 100 days for kicking handcuffed suspect in head and failing to properly activate body camera

A Chicago police officer was suspended for 100 days after a COPA investigation revealed he excessively used force against a handcuffed suspect on Sept. 10, 2018. (Sun-Times file)

A Chicago police officer is facing a 100-day suspension for kicking a handcuffed suspect during an arrest four years ago — actions he later blamed on the “high stress nature of the incident.”

A review by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that Officer Jairam Ramkumar stomped and kicked the suspect “without justification” and failed to properly activate his body camera during the confrontation.

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