The following is a guest post by Dolan Law Offices of Chicago, Ill.:

Chad Holley alleges that he was beaten by eight Houston Police officers on March 24, 2010.  The now 16 year old African American teen, who was 15 at the time of the alleged beating, was being chased by police because he was a suspect in a burglary.  Holley claims that he did not resist arrest by the police but that he was chased and beaten by eight officers.

Holley’s injuries were significant and caused him to spend several days in the hospital.

The entire incident was caught on a surveillance camera outside a Southwest Houston storage facility.  The Chief of Police has seen the video and has told ABC News that he is concerned.  The Harris County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI are also concerned and are conducting their own investigations of the incident.

Quanell X, an activist, was provided a copy of the tape by the storage facility.  He says that he has watched the tape and he describes seeing the police handcuff Holley and then begin to beat him.  After they were done, Quanell X reports seeing the officers congratulate each other.  In his words to ABC News, the police officers were like “a pack of hyenas on a piece of raw meat.”

The eight officers face potential state and federal charges if they are found to have committed police brutality.  All of the officers are on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Chicago Civil Rights Lawyers of Dolan Law Offices have been closely following alleged civil rights violations involving the Houston Fire Department and are committed to following these serious and troubling allegations against the Houston Police Department.  In Illinois, our police brutality lawyers remain vigilant about holding police officers accountable for civil rights violations.

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