An Illinois correctional officer accused of beating a man in custody has been charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office this week released surveillance video of the September 2022 incident, which shows a man speaking to the officer and another guard before the officer, identified by sheriff’s office as 44-year-old Richard Smith, begins punching the man. Smith appears to punch the individual even after he falls to the ground. A few more unidentified correctional officers enter the room within a minute, and at least one of them also punches the man, who is still on the ground.
“Those who engage in this abuse completely disregarded their training, and they disparage the hardworking men and women who keep the jail safe and secure.” The news release adds the sheriff’s office “will seek to suspend Smith without pay and will recommend his termination to the Sheriff’s Merit Board.
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