Attempted Murder Charge Filed Against Man Accused of Beating Chicago Cop Unconscious

CHICAGO, IL — A Maywood man accused of attacking and seriously injuring three Chicago police officers last week faces attempted murder charges in the incident, which happened the same day the suspect was in court for a similar assault against a Forest Park officer, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Parta Huff, 28, is being held without bail after being charged Friday with attempted murder of a police officer, as well as several counts of aggravated battery of an officer, the report stated. Prosecutors and police claim Huff beat an officer unconscious Wednesday, Oct. 5, by repeatedly slamming her face into the pavement after she confronted Huff as he was leaving the scene of a traffic accident he allegedly caused in the West Side neighborhood of Austin.

The officer, a 17-year veteran of the department, was hopitalized with multiple cuts and bruises, a hurt neck and bone chips in her shoulder, the report stated. Two other officers allegedly fought with Huff, and they suffered concussions and other injuries, the report added.

Huff — who prosecutors claim was high on PCP at the time — was eventually subdued with a Taser and pepper spray. He also was hospitalized, and a booking photo shows him with a swollen right eye and cuts and brusies on his face.

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Earlier Wednesday before the incident with Chicago police, Huff was in court for an alleged assault on a Forest Park officer in April, the Tribune reports. In that encounter, he is accused of scuffling with a cop while trying to flee after a traffic stop, the report stated.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson used Wednesday's attack to illustrate the chilling effect increased scrutiny and criticism of law enforcement tactics has had on the rank and file. The city's cop said the officer who was beaten unconscious could have been killed in the incident, but she held back from using her gun in self-defense because she was concerned about the possible backlash of her actions.

"[S]he knew that she should shoot this guy, but she chose not to because she didn’t want her family or the department to go through the scrutiny the next day on national news," Johnson said during a ceremony for city police and firefighters.

More via the Chicago Tribune

Parta Huff (photo via the Cook County Sheriff's Office)

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