Johnson v. Edward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Oneal Johnson, Plaintiff, No. 21 CV 738 v. Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins Ryan Edwards, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Oneal Johnson was walking home late one night when he encountered an active crime scene. Police told him that he could not cross the crime scene and eventually said that if Johnson did not walk away, he would be arrested. The police interpreted a comment Johnson made as a refusal to leave and arrested him. Aggrieved, Johnson refused a seatbelt, despite having his hands…