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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-federal_jury_verdictjun13,0,4630555...

A trained nurse, Rachelle Jackson immediately ran toward the sound of
the crash. A Chicago police car had collided with another vehicle and
was starting to smoke, two officers still inside. Fearing an
explosion, she quickly pulled one officer from the passenger side.She
never imagined her act of kindness nearly six years ago would land her
in jail for more than 10 months on charges that she robbed, battered
and disarmed a peace officer.

Jackson filed a lawsuit, and on Thursday a federal jury found against
the city and several Chicago police officers, awarding Jackson $7.7
million for false arrest, malicious prosecution, coercive questioning
and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

"I'm going to go home and lie down for a little bit," an ecstatic
Jackson, 41, said after the verdict. "I feel relieved. I'm happy, and
I'm thanking God."

The case began in November 2002, when a car ran a stop sign in
Jackson's neighborhood, slamming into the squad car. Jackson was
walking nearby and rushed to the scene. When she arrived, the officer
behind the wheel was unconscious and the passenger, Officer Kelly
Brogan, was dazed.

She pulled Brogan from the wreckage and helped her to a nearby stoop.
Soon after, police approached Jackson and told her that the driver's
weapon had been stolen. When she was asked to go to the police station
for questioning, she thought it was as a witness to the accident.

Instead, Jackson was accused of the theft. She was held for two days
with little food and water and was threatened with violence until she
agreed to sign a statement police had prepared for her. She was then
charged and spent more than 10 months in the Cook County Jail awaiting
trial...