Crime & Safety
Bernard Kersh, Body-Slammed By Police On Thanksgiving, Files Lawsuit
Williams was caught on cell phone video as he lifted Kersh off his feet and slammed him into the pavement on Nov. 28, 2019.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Bernard Kersh, a schizophrenic man who was body-slammed by a Chicago police officer on Thanksgiving Day last year, is suing the city, accusing Officer Jerald Williams of using excessive force.
Williams was caught on cell phone video as he lifted Kersh off his feet and slammed him into the pavement on Nov. 28, 2019, at the corner of 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. The video shows Kersh’s head slamming against the curb, and he doesn’t move for the rest of the 40-second video.
