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A seasoned Chicago Police serviceman of 29 years has been stripped of his constabulary powers aft video was posted online of him allegedly utilizing a group slur while astatine a Chicago bar.
Lt. Andrew Dakuras, 55, was identified by a chap barroom patron, Raheem, who posted nan video to his individual Instagram page.
He recognized Dakuras arsenic nan aforesaid man who hit a Chicago Cubs instrumentality truthful severely successful 2016 that he needed to beryllium hospitalized.
Now Dakuras is successful nan headlines erstwhile again while officials analyse caller allegations of misconduct while off-duty.
Dakuras, right, was seen successful a Chicago barroom astatine nan play remonstrating pinch different man
Lt. Andrew Dakuras, 55, was identified by a chap barroom patron who posted nan video to his individual Instagram page
Raheem posted 3 clips to societal media that showed 2 men successful an altercation astatine a barroom past weekend.
In 1 of nan video clips, a man, identified as Dakuras, tin beryllium seen looking down nan magnitude of a bar, apparently angry astatine different man opinionated conscionable feet away.
'What nan f*** bro?' nan man tin beryllium heard asking.
In a 2nd clip, Dakuras, tin beryllium seen angrily screaming insults while aggressively pointing successful nan look of a man opinionated successful beforehand of him.
'You're fucking nobody, n****,' nan man appears to say.
As he is led away, a bystander tin beryllium heard saying that he had been 'dropping N-bombs.'
Finally, in a 3rd clip, Raheem identified Dakuras who was calm erstwhile again.
Dakuras could beryllium seen getting up successful nan look of a different barroom patron
In nan first clip, different man is seen being dragged distant aft arguing with Dakuras
'Ain't you a constabulary officer?' he asks nan constabulary lieutenant who is dressed successful plain clothes.
'Not me, dude. I ain't nobody, dude.' Dakuras replies.
The Chicago Police Department has now confirmed nan incident is nether investigation by nan Civilian Office of Police Accountability, nevertheless nan agency refused to place nan serviceman aliases officers who were being investigated.
However, a spokesperson for nan Chicago Police Department confirmed Lt. Andrew Dakuras was relieved of his constabulary powers connected Wednesday pending nan result of nan investigation.
'I really didn't cognize really to respond because it's like, I cognize they nan constabulary and he's not talking to me, but it's still affecting me. So it had maine emotion successful a weird position, for illustration I'm upset and I don't cognize really to nonstop my anger,' Raheem said to Fox 32.
The footage was posted online by Raheem who said he was 'uncomfortable' astatine what he heard
Dakuras was honored, seen above, for rescuing a female who was nether onslaught successful 2019
'They request to really salary attraction to nan complaints made. Pay attraction to nan officers they have. These are nan group that are arresting our communities,' Raheem said.
Three years ago, a national assemblage recovered Dakuras utilized excessive unit erstwhile a man was tackled and beaten during nan Chicago Cubs' World Series ceremony successful 2016.
Dakuras kicked and slammed nan man's caput against nan pavement during nan ceremony aft nan Cubs won Game 7 of nan series.
The man was awarded $53,000 successful damages. At that time, Dakuras had 73 complaints against him.
The 2021 ruling added to nan the $278,000 nan metropolis has paid retired to settee six erstwhile lawsuits against Dakuras
Dakuras and different undercover officers were moving successful nan Wrigleyville area nan nighttime successful November 2016 erstwhile nan Cubs defeated Cleveland, prompting a monolithic ceremony extracurricular Wrigley Field.
In 2019, video shows Dakuras, 2nd from left, honored alongside 2 different officers
A national assemblage successful 2021 recovered successful favour of Asher Kaufman successful his suit against then-Sgt. Andrew Dakuras. It awarded him much than $53,000 successful damages aft Dakuras tackled, punched and kicked him aft nan Cubs won nan world bid successful 2016
During nan proceedings Asher Kaufman testified that he and his woman had joined nan ceremony extracurricular a tavern adjacent Wrigley erstwhile different Sgt. Joseph Mirus Jr. grabbed him and confiscated a half-pint of whiskey he'd bought astatine a adjacent convenience store.
Kaufman said he thought Mirus was a bouncer astatine nan barroom and began to scuffle pinch him and Dakuras, some of whom were successful plainclothes, earlier Dakuras grabbed Kaufman's cellphone and ran off.
Kaufman said he chased Dakuras and had tackled him erstwhile respective uniformed and plainclothes officers pounced connected him.
He said Dakuras told him, 'I emotion this part, free shots,' and grabbed him by nan hair, punched him successful nan look and nan broadside of his head, jumped connected him and slammed his caput into nan pavement. Kaufman was arrested and taken by Dakuras to a infirmary for treatment.
He was charged pinch resisting apprehension artillery and drinking successful a nationalist way. In 2017 a judge recovered him blameworthy of a misdemeanor count of resisting apprehension but recovered him not blameworthy connected nan artillery and drinking successful nan nationalist measurement counts.
But Dakuras' constabulary history hasn't each been marred by turmoil. In 2019, video shows he was honored alongside 2 different officers for rescuing a female who was nether attack.
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