*The sergeant in charge of a botched police raid of Chicago resident Anjanette Young was fired in a 5-3 vote by the Chicago Police Board.
A 31-page ruling detailed the “multiple rule violations” and “failure of leadership” of Sgt. Alex Wolinski during the 2019 raid of Young’s home, according to the Chicago Sun-Times via Black Enterprise.
According to the ruling, Wolinski, a member of the Chicago police for over 20 years, was negligent in respecting individuals and treating them fairly.
We previously reported… Chicago police burst into Young’s apartment with guns drawn, handcuffed her, and forced her to stand naked as an all-male team of mostly white cops searched the home in 2019. As it turned out, the cops raided the wrong house — a common occurrence in the city.
“I’ll never forget it. February 21st,” Young previously said. “[I] had undressed in my bedroom, getting ready to get comfortable. And then I hear these loud slams.”
Young said she grabbed a jacket right as the cops burst through the front door with their guns pointed.
“Before I knew it, there was a swarm of police officers,” she said. “They had these big guns, long guns with scopes and lights… I thought they were going to shoot me.”
The Chicago police oversight agency found “significant deficiencies” in policy and training and nearly 100 allegations of police misconduct while investigating the raid on Young’s home.
“Though it was clear that the officers were not at the residence of the intended target, [Wolinski] nonetheless allowed Ms. Young to remain naked and handcuffed for an extended period of time — over 10 minutes,” the Chicago Police Board stated in its recent ruling.
A departmental investigation found Wolinski violated eight regulations, including disobeying orders and maltreatment.
Young ultimately sued the city for civil rights violations and received a settlement of $2.9 million.
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