All right, squad. Um, GET ON THE FLOOR. I'LL beat I'll beat the [ __ ] out of you. We got to go. You got him. Get him. You got him. Stay still. Stay still. Stay still. You hear me? Stay still. >> On September 20th, 2016 in Chicago, a stolen car investigation ended in a crash on West Grand Avenue and a controversial arrest. Bodywn cameras captured the pursuit, the force used, and the complaints that followed. In this episode, we follow those recordings in real time. What's your location? >> Yeah. 1461 headed on ground. >> Yeah. >> The driver. What's his name? Buddy. >> Carlos. Squad. COPY. >> Officers recognize a known car thief behind the wheel. The plate comes back stolen and an unmarked Ford Explorer with Sergeant A, Officer A, and Officer B begins a traffic pursuit along North Avenue and into the area of West Grand and Kildair. Put your hands behind your back. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. Stay still. Put your hand behind your back. >> All right. Stay still. Okay. Get on the floor. I'll be I'll beat the [ __ ] out of you. We got to go. You got him. Get him. You got him. Stay still. Stay still. Stay still. You hear me? Stay still. On Grand Avenue. After the stolen car crashes into a structure off Grand Avenue, three occupants run. One is taken down on the gravel by officer B, identified as subject one in later reports. As subject one struggles on the ground, Sergeant A intervenes with his foot. >> Hold on one second. We're on Grand Avenue and killed air squad one in custody. We got three running south and killed. You good now? I'm good. on. Okay. What's your location now? What do you got? One more. >> I got him. >> Yeah, we got another one at uh 624 on killer. One more running uh down the alley. Going to pick you up. What happened? The driver is in Rico Carlo and Rico Carlo is the driver. >> While additional officers chase the remaining suspects, one of the occupants is found to be a young child. The crash and pursuit now involve both a stolen vehicle case and potential child endangerment. >> Rico Carlo Carlo is the driver. >> The one down the Carlo daughter. I didn't know I didn't know it was stolen. >> White t-shirt. M standing current curly head white t-shirt. Okay. Which direction is he going down that alley? >> 180. What you got now? >> Get up. >> Oh my god, baby. It's okay. >> Curly hair, white t-shirt made by Carlos. Uh, >> he just went down the alley. Make a left on the alley. >> Looking for a male, Hispanic, tall, curly hair, white t-shirt. >> Where you at? >> You good? You need an ambulance? Another one. >> You need an ambulance. >> Okay, I call an ambulance, right? >> Okay. >> On the ground, subject one complains of pain and later reports that he has been stomped on the head. Officers begin asking about injuries and discuss calling an ambulance while securing the scene and coordinating with responding units. >> They stomped on my head. >> They stomped you? You stomped my head. You >> [ __ ] up my knee. >> You stomped my head. You just put I was on the floor already. I wasn't that car. You were fighting. >> I tried to run. >> You kept fighting all all the way. Okay. Don't come say you weren't fighting. >> It's okay. I'm >> okay. It's all recorded anyways. >> It's all recorded. You stop my head. >> You fight that way though. >> I ain't got body cameras. Y'all got body cameras >> right here. >> Is it on? I don't think it's on. >> It is on. >> It is on. So that's what I told you. You're being video recorder. >> So it shows that he stopped my head, right? >> Everything. It shows everything the way you were acting. Everything what happened. It shows, sir. >> Later review of the bodywn cameras by a supervising lieutenant leads to a formal complaint. Investigators note that while subject one repeatedly claims he was stomped, the exact point of impact is partially out of frame. However, footage shows Sergeant A bringing his foot down onto the upper back or neck area while subject one is face down on the ground. >> Yeah, I got we got two in custody and grand and killboard and see if our wagon's still rolling this way. >> As soon as we done with all this, call for Emily. What am I getting? >> Okay, >> but you were on the passenger side on a hot car. So, trespass. Okay. >> Okay. >> You know the deal. This is not my first time. All right. Okay. >> But probably you you guys are going to get an extra charge, >> which is for her endangering the safety of a minor. Okay. >> Cuz you know, guys, she was in the car. Yeah. That's a felony. >> That's a felony. >> Yes. Okay. >> Cuz you guys know you should have told them, "Stop. I got my little niece with me." >> You know, so that's not the way to do it, my friend. How old is the baby? >> Four. >> Still, man. Well, he needs an ambulance. We're going to get an ambulance. He loses his left. >> According to medical records, subject one is later treated at a hospital for lacerations to his chin and right shin and abrasions to his leg and face. Internal reports describe him as an active resistor, while the force used by Sergeant A is classified as a direct mechanical strike, a type of kick authorized only against an asalent. You ruin your [ __ ] shoot. >> No, he wants to fight. So, can't fight on gravel. You're going to lose. Man, >> you should have stopped. You just >> You were fighting the whole way when you got out of that car. You were fighting. >> Okay. >> You kept fighting all all the way. Okay. So, don't go don't come say you weren't fighting. >> Okay. It's all recorded anyways. >> Yep. >> I got body cameras. >> After reviewing the videos, reports, and officer statements, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability sustains multiple allegations. Investigators find that Sergeant A used unjustified force by stomping or kicking the upper back, neck, or head area of an active resistor and that both Sergeant A and Officer A violated department rules by directing profanities at civilians during the incident. >> Everything is uh video and audio recorder. Okay, guys, for your information, can I speak to >> you will talk to you will talk to white shirt in the station. All right. Well, you guys got to stop taking cars that doesn't belong to you. That's all you got to do. That's it. >> That's all you >> We dealt with them before. We know. >> Not right now. >> Please. My [ __ ] >> We're doing a minute right there. Let me take you to the wagon and then >> being audio recorded. My hands going up. >> Listen this way. Left. Left. Left. >> I just got stopped. My [ __ ] face, bro. You may want to search him again. I have to >> the left one right. The left >> traffic. >> All right. All right. Go ahead. Go ahead. In the aftermath, all three occupants are taken into custody and the child is removed from the scene. Internally, the case becomes a benchmark example of how bodywn cameras can both document resistance and reveal force that falls outside department policy. In this case, oversight investigators concluded that the language and level of force used by the involved officers brought discredit to the department even as the underlying stolen vehicle and child endangerment charges moved forward. For more clear, factual breakdowns of real police encounters, you're watching Camatch.