Champaign Police Chief Defends Arrest Some are Calling Violent

The Champaign police chief gave his officers a vote of confidence Monday night after an arrest some say went too far. The department says its officers didn't cross the line when they used pepper spray on a 17-year-old boy. It happened at Douglass Park Friday night. Police stopped him because it was after hours. They say he resisted, so it got physical. Witnesses complained police used too much force. Community leaders met with the department about that Monday. The police chief says his officers did nothing wrong. Chief R. T. Finney says this type of force is within police procedure when people resist arrest. The chief says he'll continue to look into the matter with his officers, witnesses and the victim. The teen was treated and released from the hospital before being taken to the jail. The police chief says there are more patrols in the Douglass Park neighborhood. He says that's because community members there have asked for them.