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Chicago — A man is facing a felony charge for allegedly pushing a Chicago police officer’s arm as the cop tried to move him back from the scene of a squad car crash on Friday afternoon. And he recorded it all on his phone.
“Haha. The stupid *ss police crashed,” Javonte Anderson is teasing on the video as he walks toward the crash scene.
The footage shows a Chicago police tactical car, still smoking from its collision with a tree, with police and fire department crews at the scene.
CPD said the police unit was responding to a stolen vehicle call when they swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle and crashed around 2:40 p.m. at Fairfield and 72nd Street. Two officers in the unmarked car were taken to a hospital for treatment, according to police.
As an injured officer is wheeled away from the wreckage on a stretcher, another cop walks quickly toward Anderson, telling him to step back. Within seconds, several more officers are seen beside Anderson, apparently preparing to arrest him. Then, the video cuts off.
On Saturday, Anderson was charged with felony aggravated battery of a police officer during a bond court hearing before Judge Barbara Dawkins.