A Chicago-area police chief who assaulted a man for filming inside a police station has broken his silence after disturbing bodycam footage was recently released.

Former Robbins Police Chief Carl Scott is now publicly apologizing for losing control during a July 1, 2024, incident at the Village Hall in Robbins, Illinois.

The former chief of the historic Black neighborhood admitted to beating a man in a back room for several minutes after telling white officers nearby to turn off their body cameras. He claimed the man, only identified as James by CBS News Chicago, repeatedly refused to stop filming in the building’s lobby. When confronted by Scott, James allegedly insulted the former Police Chief’s family, sparking an uncontrollable rage.

“Everybody needs to know the ‘why’ – not the one-

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