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Two other officers who were also facing firing for their roles in the March 15, 2017, arrest were found not guilty and reinstated. Another officer who threatened a suspect, used a racial slur and made false statements will be fired.
The Chicago Police Board on Thursday voted to suspend an officer for six months without pay in a violent arrest at a Humboldt Park convenience store.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown filed administrative charges last month against three officers involved in the arrest, setting in motion disciplinary proceedings slated to start Tuesday.
Store surveillance footage shows the Chicago melee lasted almost five minutes.