Shortly after the alleged attack, Chicago police arrested a man who they say struck an officer in the face Wednesday night.
The man, who police identified as Monee resident Craig Smart, is accused of approaching an on-duty officer moments earlier in the 800 block of South Michigan Avenue, when he suddenly “became aggressive and attacked an officer, striking him in the face,” according to an online statement from police.
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Smart, 34, was arrested in the South Loop in connection with allegedly assaulting the officer, a felony, and on suspicion of two misdemeanors for resisting police, police said.
The alleged attack comes days after off-duty police officer Danny Golden was shot while trying to break up a Beverly bar fight. Golden was paralyzed in the shooting, and three men are being held without bail in connection with the attack.
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