Chicago Cop indicted for striking man cuffed in wheelchair

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Federal prosecutors have indicted a Chicago police officer for allegedly beating a man who was handcuffed and shackled in a wheelchair.

The alleged Aug. 2, 2005, beating by Officer William Cozzi occurred at Norwegian American Hospital and was captured on videotape.

“Every citizen, regardless of being in police custody, has a constitutional right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers,” U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald stated in a press release.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday in which Cozzi is charged with one count of violating the victim’s civil rights.

Cozzi, 50, of Chicago, joined the Police Department in 1992 and was assigned to the 25th District at the time of the alleged attack. He has since been suspended from duty, prosecutors say.

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