First-year wide receiver Jyran Mitchell is suing the Village of Matteson, Illinois, and several police officers for damages after an alleged false arrest which resulted in a serious leg injury that cost him his first-year season.
Mitchell filed a lawsuit in the Cook County circuit court Oct. 23 against Matteson, police officer Dominic Bates and state troopers Matthew Dumais and Eduardo Reyes.
The lawsuit claims officers and the city falsely arrested Mitchell and conspired to cover up an assault that required knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus, according to court documents.
Mitchell and his lawyer, attorney Victor Henderson, spoke at a press conference on Oct.