Article: 2 Cook County Jail officers in trouble after man punched

Another charge of "men behaving badly" is being leveled at the Cook County sheriff's office.

Two off-duty Cook County Jail correctional officers are accused of being involved in a dispute in which a man was belted in the face and a woman was the target of a lewd comment.

Chicago police say it started with a car accident, and the sheriff's office says it began as an argument at a bar. Either way, charges were filed against both correctional officers, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Tom Donegan said Sunday.

According to police, the officers were in a car involved in a two- vehicle accident about 3:30 a.m. Saturday at Grand and Ashland. A "verbal altercation" took place between the officers ...

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