Verdell Parker, 21, of Chicago, is charged with beating up a 17-year-old lifeguard at a pool on the Near West Side on Thursday.
Police said that Parker was with a bunch of other unruly young men who were repeatedly asked to leave the Fosco Park pool.
When they finally did, they set upon the victim and tried to shove him into the pool. Parker is accused of punching the victim, who was left with a broken nose and cuts all over his face. Two of his teeth might fall out.
A pool supervisor dragged the victim into the office and locked the door.
Parker was arrested a few hours later.
He is accused of felony aggravated battery to a government employee and violating his probation.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:33 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:33:23 GMT
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:52 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:52:14 GMT
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
