From [HERE] A Latino man from Crystal Lake is suing the village of Carpentersville and members of its police force alleging he was roughed up and subjected to racial slurs during a traffic stop last year and that the village’s resolution to make English its official language gave police license to discriminate against Spanish-speaking people.

Johny Perez, 21, claims he was falsely arrested and Officer Alan Webb was abusive toward him. He is seeking at least $50,000 in damages. Perez’s 12-count lawsuit, filed earlier this month, centers on his March 16, 2011, traffic stop.

Perez, a Spanish-speaking U.S. citizen, was driving near Route 25, when an officer pulled him over for going 5 mph over the speed limit. Three minutes into the stop, Webb and other officers arrived. Webb told Perez to turn his engine off and get out of his car. Perez obeyed, but Webb started yelling profanities at him. As he turned off the engine and faced Webb, Webb pushed him in the chest, causing him to stumble and fall onto his car. Webb then punched Perez twice in the face, kneed him in his side and punched him on the back of his head.

Other police officers held Perez while Webb attacked him, the suit goes on to say. Afterward, Webb grabbed Perez by the collar, screamed at him for 10 seconds and called him names. Perez was treated for facial and body bruises at Centegra Hospital in McHenry and incurred $3,000 in medical bills, his suit states.