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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Patrick Smith | WBEZ

Video appears to contradict charge of battery filed against a Cook County Jail detainee

Screenshot from a body-worn camera inside the Cook County jail showing a use of force incident involving detainee Steve Fanady and Deputy Sergeant William Baker. (Cook County sheriff’s office)

A Cook County Jail detainee is facing charges of aggravated battery of a guard even though video of the incident involving the handcuffed man, who’s in a wheelchair, appears to contradict the account of the sheriff’s deputy.

Despite that, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s office forwarded the case to State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office. It filed the charge, which carries a possible sentence of three to seven years in prison.

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