Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis set a Tuesday court appearance for Bovino after plaintiffs alleged he breached an Oct. 9 restraining order limiting force against journalists and peaceful protesters.
- A live-streamed video verified by CBS shows Bovino at 26th and Whipple and appears to capture him tossing a canister toward a crowd during a clash in Little Village.
- DHS says protesters were violent, claims Bovino was struck in the head by a rock, and asserts agents issued repeated warnings that chemical agents would be used.
- Illinois state Sen. Celina Villanueva and other witnesses dispute DHS’s account, saying no warnings were given and that no rock hit Bovino.
- Ellis previously required body cameras and ordered a deposition from Bovino, and it was unclear whether any cameras recorded the episode as he defended agents’ tactics and cited nearly 2,700 arrests since Sept. 6.