Chicago cop on Ald. Dowell's security team charged with attacking child's mother
<p>A Chicago cop tasked with protecting a top City Council leader was charged this week with battering the mother of his child, months after she was granted a protective order following another alleged attack.</p><p>Officer Roderick Hummons, 49, was stripped of his police powers and ordered to hand over his weapons after he was charged Monday with a misdemeanor count of domestic battery, according to court records and the police department.</p><p>Hummons is accused of choking and hitting his child’s mother at his apartment on the Near West Side, according to an arrest report obtained by the Sun-Times. Officers said she had visible bruising and cuts on her face.</p><p>Hummons was assigned to Unit 544, which handles security for city officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson.</p><p>A spokesperson for Ald.
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<p>A Chicago cop tasked with protecting a top City Council leader was charged this week with battering the mother of his child, months after she was granted a protective order following another alleged attack.</p><p>Officer Roderick Hummons, 49, was stripped of his police powers and ordered to hand over his weapons after he was charged Monday with a misdemeanor count of domestic battery, according to court records and the police department.</p><p>Hummons is accused of choking and hitting his child’s mother at his apartment on the Near West Side, according to an arrest report obtained by the Sun-Times. Officers said she had visible bruising and cuts on her face.</p><p>Hummons was assigned to Unit 544, which handles security for city officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson.</p><p>A spokesperson for Ald. Pat Dowell, chair of the powerful Finance Committee, said Hummons worked on her security detail and has now been removed. Dowell’s spokesperson noted that Hummons and other officers are regularly rotated among city officials’ security teams.</p><p>An attorney for Hummons didn’t respond to a request for comment.</p><p>He was taken into custody early Monday after officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at his home.
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- <p>A Chicago cop tasked with protecting a top City Council leader was charged this week with battering the mother of his child, months after she was granted a protective order following another alleged attack.</p><p>Officer Roderick Hummons, 49, was stripped of his police powers and ordered to hand over his weapons after he was charged Monday with a misdemeanor count of domestic battery, according to court records and the police department.</p><p>Hummons is accused of choking and hitting his child’s mother at his apartment on the Near West Side, according to an arrest report obtained by the Sun-Times. Officers said she had visible bruising and cuts on her face.</p><p>Hummons was assigned to Unit 544, which handles security for city officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson.</p><p>A spokesperson for Ald.
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Chicago cop on Ald. Dowell's security team charged with attacking child's mother
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