From [HERE] A video shows a white Lynwood police officer assaulting a handcuffed Black suspect inside the south Chicago suburb’s police station, perhaps knocking him out cold.

The prisoner, 25-year-old Randolph Holmes, sustained a concussion and a broken nose from the ordeal, according to medical records, police documents and interviews.

The video shows a handcuffed, staggering Holmes — just after being cold-cocked by an officer — seemingly dragged into a Lynwood police vehicle. He was driven to a neighboring police department for fingerprinting, and only later, perhaps three hours later, was taken to a hospital where his injuries were treated, according to interviews, police documents and hospital records provided by Holmes.

Meanwhile, despite knowledge of the incident and the video, Lynwood officials kept the officer on the street until July 14, when he was put on paid administrative leave. That move followed the hiring of a new police chief in June, and repeated media inquiries.

The office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez had been aware of the incident and video from almost the start but hasn’t pursued criminal charges against the officer, according to interviews, and Lynwood police records obtained by the BGA under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.

No initial reports mention Holmes was struck or even injured — though a supplementary report written just in the last few days does, suggesting there was an effort in Lynwood to hide what occurred.