Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham pointed to the extra layer of responsibility for officials that s created by the need to maintain footage as evidence. Those new responsibilities also require resources.
Quad Cities police officials and the top prosecutors from the region say that body cameras are crucial to protecting officers, investigating cases and keeping cops accountable to the public.
Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham pointed to the extra layer of responsibility for officials that s created by the need to maintain footage as evidence. Those new responsibilities also require resources.
The ACLU of Illinois filed suit early last year on behalf of Jaylan Butler, a then-19-year-old member of the Eastern Illinois University swim team. He was mistaken for a shooting suspect when he stepped off the college s bus at an Interstate 80 rest area near East Moline in February of 2019.
âWe filed this case after our client Jaylan â an innocent college student returning from a swim meet on his teamâs bus â was taken to the ground and had a gun held to his head by police officers, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the Illinois ACLU. After reaching a settlement with two of the officers who directly interacted with Jaylan on that fateful evening, Jaylan has filed a stipulation to dismiss the remaining claims.