Richard Morris - Cook County State's Attorney

chasing him about three blocks before tackling him. He held the cuffs with one hand and
grabbed defendant's collar with the other to lift him back to his feet. As he was doing so,
he heard a voice from behind him say, "Fuck you." He tried to turn toward the voice, but
before he could do so he was struck several times in the side of the head and back. (R.
1982-1983) Trooper Gamalinda fell to the ground, still being struck and kicked. He saw
defendant stand up, and he too began to kick the Trooper. They kicked him in the head,
the back, his legs, knees, and ankles. As defendant continued to kick Gamalinda he
continuously cursed the Trooper. He heard one of them say "get his piece." (R. 1983-
1984)
Trooper Gamalinda began to roll over and over along the ground. He was able
to roll far enough so that he could get control of his pistol, sit up, and bring it up in front of
him. He waited for his assailants to touch him again, but defendant and the unknown
attacker ran. (R. 1985)
Trooper Gamalinda was experiencing double vision and vertigo. He was in a lot
of pain. On his way back to the jail he had to sit and rest several times. His knees,
ankles, and legs were in pain, and there was blood running from the side of his head. (R.
1986) An ambulance took the trooper to a hospital. (R. 1987) As a result of his beating,
Trooper Gamalinda missed four weeks of work, and was confined to bed rest for two
weeks.(R. 1988-1989) Defendant eventually plead guilty to the charge of escape resulting
from this incident at the same time he plead guilty to the charge of possession of a stolen
motor vehicle noted above, for a concurrent period of probation of 30 months, the first
180 days of which were to be served in the Lake County Jail. (R. 1998-1999) That
probation was revoked in 1995, and defendant was resentenced to five years in the
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