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CHICAGO - A Federal Jury in Chicago refused to award any money to Larry Nelson, a chicago man who claimed he was pulled over for no reason. Larry Nelson alleged that after was pulling out of a Marathon gas station near the intersection of Iowa and Pulaski he was stopped by four Chicago Police Officers. Nelson further claimed that the officers came out with their guns drawn and pointed at his face and one officer even threatened to kill him. Nelson even came up with some bizarre story that police were pointing "laser beams" at him. Nelson claimed his car was searched and that police found this campaign poster inside. It was this campaign poster that made the police "re-think who they were messing with," Larry Nelson said at trial. Nelson contends that once the police discovered he was a politician and connected to then presidential candidate Barak Obama, the police let him go. At trial, Nelson testified that he in fact endorsed Barak Obama for president - and that is why he put Obama's name on HIS poster.
The police officers - Elizabeth Wilson, Bradley Ruzak, Richard Novotny and Ronald Lis - all denied violating Nelson's rights. As the encounter was so routine and uneventful, the officers didn't have any recollection of Nelson or his so called Obama connection. Police maintained they wouldn't stop anyone without reason and highlighted to the Jury that they stopped forty other people that evening an not one person complained of any misconduct. Police records also proved Nelson's account to be wrong.
This is just one of Nelson's lawsuits against the CIty of Chicago. Thankfully here, the Jury found the lawsuit to be completely frivolous and vindicated the police officers involved.
Another WIN for the good guys.
Larry Nelson was represented by Irene Dymkar and James Bowers. Chicago Police were represented by Avi Kamionski and Cherie Getchell of Andrew M. Hale & Associates.
