Crime & Safety
McHenry Deputy Under Investigation For Apparent Chokehold
"He called me a b****. Choked me, dangled me by my neck, dragged me to where he wanted me to be and then threw me on the ground."
WOODSTOCK, IL (CBS) — Yet another claim of police misconduct, but, this time, the victim didn’t file that complaint, a fellow officer did. CBS 2 Investigator Brad Edwards tells you more about this twist.
It began at 5 a.m. at the Blain’s Farm and Fleet in Woodstock. A burglary. According to the police report, surveillance video caught the three men and one woman trying to break into a locked gate and their SUV driving off. A call went out to surrounding agencies to stop the vehicle. Later, the SUV was located in Marengo. Woodstock police and McHenry County Sheriff deputies arrived on scene. Three men in the SUV were told to “put their hands up” and walk toward the Woodstock officer’s vehicle. They were handcuffed.
