CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The Chicago Police Board has decided that an officer that the former police superintendent thought should be fired for his treatment of a man who was being arrested four years ago will be suspended, instead.
This was a case that drew national attention.
Video showed Officer Jerald Williams arresting a man on the street who he said was drinking at a bus stop. Williams picked up the man, later identified as Bernard Kersh, and slammed him to the street.
Kersh, who’s schizophrenic, laid motionless.
Officer Williams said the man spit in his face. His disciplinary case is pending.
Another officer, Mark Johnson arrived and dragged Kirsch to a police vehicle without waiting for him to be checked out by paramedics. His conduct was found to be “disrespectful” and not consistent with policy.
The board determined he’d be suspended for 90 days.
Johnson was given a one-year suspension in January for a use of force complaint.
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