Chicago police officer charged, held on $10,000 bail after allegedly punching handcuffed suspect
Officer Christopher Hillas was charged Wednesday with aggravated battery on a public way and official misconduct, both felonies.
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Officer Christopher Hillas was charged Wednesday with aggravated battery on a public way and official misconduct, both felonies.
Christopher Hillas, 43, was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct following an incident in which he was allegedly captured on body camera video punching a man multiple times during a pat down on Christmas Eve.
A Chicago police officer is accused of repeatedly punching a man while he was restrained in police custody before he was taken to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound he suffered in an exchange of gunfire with other officers in University Village.
Officer Chris Hillas, 43, was not involved in the Dec. 24 shooting between Nokomis Jefferson and two other officers, but attacked Jefferson after he was placed in custody, prosecutors charged Thursday.
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