Chicago officer Louis Garcia accused choking handcuffed man in 2019 charged with official misconduct

CPD officer accused of choking handcuffed man in 2019 charged with official misconduct

A veteran Chicago police officer faces a felony charge after he allegedly choked a handcuffed man during a 2019 arrest in South Chicago. Officer Louis Garcia, 41, was charged Friday with a count of official misconduct and was released after posting $2,500 bond following a hearing before Judge David Navarro, court records show. Garcia was on patrol with another officer on May 31, 2019, in the 8900 block of South Commercial Avenue when they saw a man standing in the street and blocking traffic, according to a Jan. 13 statement from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which investigated the ...

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