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Cop Facing Felony Charges For Shoving DUI Suspect Caught on Tape.

Cassandra Feuerstein Skokie, IL —The Cook County State’s Attorney announced that felony charges were brought in a criminal complaint against 19-year veteran Skokie police officer Michael Hart , 43.  Last March, another officer of the Skokie Police Department arrested Cassandra Feuerstein , 47 for DUI. She was brought into the station where  Feuerstein was subjected to the routine booking process that includes fingerprinting and photographing.    Officer Hart was assisting in that effort but apparently the woman became uncooperative and resisted the process.   At some point Feuerstein refused to be photographed and as she was being returned to a holding cell she fought that effort with both hands to prevent that from happening.   There is video with a view inside the cell but none to show what happened outside the cell door. Officer Hart is seen giving Feuerstein a hearty shove into the cell when the unthinkable happened. ...