Chicago suburb agrees to pay $875K to settle claims of excessive force

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Sunday, December 20, 2015
Village of Skokie agrees to pay woman after claims of excessive force
Michael Hart was seen on video pushing Cassandra Feuerstein after she was arrested in March 2013 for drunken driving.

SKOKIE, IL. -- A northwest suburb of Chicago has agreed to pay $875,000 to a woman who accused a police officer of using excessive force after a DUI arrest.

Video shows Skokie Police officer Michael Hart shoving Cassandra Feuerstein into a jail cell and her head hitting a concrete bench. She suffered serious injuries to her face.

Hart resigned after the March 2013 incident and pleaded guilty to official misconduct.

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