Per city policy, O’Malley had been randomly chosen to decide whether the officers should face a disciplinary hearing before the board after COPA and police Superintendent David Brown disagreed on how the case should proceed. COPA’s then-chief administrator, Sydney Roberts, who announced her resignation Wednesday, determined the officers handcuffed the boy for an “excessive amount of time” and recommended the officers each be given 30-day suspensions, according to police board paperwork. Brown, however, felt Spicuzza and Garduno should be exonerated but be required to attend training for “interacting positively with youth,” the paperwork stated.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new deputy mayor for public safety has sided with police officers in some controversial cases, including in alleged Laquan McDonald cover-up
