[kellyhound]

Alton, IL - State authorities said they are investigating after a video surfaced showing an Alton police officer macing two teens in handcuffs at Alton Police headquarters.

The video, dated January 26, 2015, shows two teens sitting in a holding area at the Alton Police Department.

An officer then walks in, says something, and then pulls out what appears to be a can of pepper spray and sprays both teens. One of the teens then twitches and shakes for several minutes.

“It’s infuriating to me to see this officer coming in and spraying these kids who are handcuffed,” said James Gray, President of the Alton NAACP.

Gray showed the video to a news station after receiving it in the mail. Gray said he does not like the way Alton Police Chief Jason Simmons is running the department. Simmons future will soon be by the Alton Board of Aldermen, who will decide whether to re-appoint him.

“He’s up for re-appointment but I do not think he should be reappointed, he has to know about this and possibly many more things like this they haven’t sent to me,” Gray said.

Simmons said he has known about the incident since March when a high ranking officer told him what took place. Simmons said it then took two months for officers to write a report on the incident, which he said he received May 6.

“It raised a red flag and appears to be a very serious issue. However, it will be investigated by internal affairs and everything will be looked over before any type of discipline will be issued,” Simmons said.

Simmons told he is upset that his officers were slow in reporting the incident to him. He believes the delay may be due to the fact that many officers do not like some of the reforms he has put in place, and are therefore trying to find a way to oust him from his post.

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[Mufasa7]

This should be legal when dealing with those punk kids

[Pyramid_Head]

The guy in white took it like a bitch.

[Ajwantsyou]

I always side with the Officers when in the heat of the moment things go wrong or they don't even get a chance to explain before people have signs outside there house , but I have to say there seems to be a lot of dushbag cops doing very horrible things . These videos seem funny to clueless people but if that was your Son , Brother , Uncle whatever that would take the fun out of it. That incident is not going to make this kid respect Officers now and the next time he's getting pulled - over by a Officer that is a good guy and respects his badge and loves his job, that kids going to do whatever he can to get away frightened he is going to be cuffed and pepper - sprayed , then this good cop shoots the once good kid and it destroys everyone involved lives all because one dushbag cop that is just a coward in a uniform . Just do your job if you can't handle the pressure of a mouthy child you shouldn't be wearing a badge .

[1Monster666]

Probably mouthing off. I look the other way on this one