HUMBOLDT PARK — An alderperson whom federal agents handcuffed and threatened with arrest has taken the first step toward suing the federal government, saying she wants to hold the agents accountable and show she wasn’t intimidated by violence.

The Oct. 3 incident made national headlines, with video of a federal agent roughly grabbing and then handcuffing Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) being shared widely online. It was one of many instances in recent weeks where federal agents have been seen on camera using excessive force against protesters and other people who question their tactics.

Jan Susler, an attorney for the People’s Law Office and who is representing Fuentes in the case, filed an administrative claim Tuesday morning, the initial step for suing under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The

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