BELLEVILLE, Ill.
A trial is under way for an East St. Louis police officer accused of kicking and stomping a teenager nearly three years ago.
Allen Bonds is charged with aggravated assault in his confrontation with 18-year-old Jermond Owens.
Owens testified that he took a bike from outside a home in May 2006. He contends Bonds then followed him and eventually pulled him off the bike.
Owens says he doesn't remember anything after that.
A Belleville emergency room doctor testified that Owens' head injuries were so severe he required a breathing tube and he was airlifted to a St. Louis trauma unit.
Under cross-examination, Owens said he's hired a lawyer to pursue a civil case against Bonds.
Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com
More Information: http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/704482.html
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