OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- A man who was violently arrested as a teenager in Oak Lawn will receive $825,000 in a lawsuit settlement.

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Hadi Abuatelah, now 21, was arrested in July 2022. While conducting a traffic stop, Oak Lawn police said they smelled marijuana coming from the car they pulled over.

Body cameras captured the then 17-year-old Abuatelah running from officers. Eventually, officers stopped him in the street. Video released by Oak Lawn police shows officers hitting the teen.

Prosecutors accused the officer of punching the teen in the face more than 10 times during the arrest, and said he also used his Taser, which led to Abuatelah being hospitalized.

The video in the player above is from a previous report.

The officer wa

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