A man spent 20 hours in jail, wrongly accused of hitting an alderman with a belt during a dispute over a pool game at a River North bar. Why? Apparently, because the alderman didn't read the criminal complaint before signing it.

A man spent 20 hours in jail, wrongly accused of hitting an alderman with a belt during a dispute over a pool game at a River North bar.

Why? Apparently, because the alderman didn't read the criminal complaint before signing it.

Bodycam footage posted.https://t.co/QksJIcFKWx

— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) December 8, 2023