by Joseph Omoremi
CHICAGO, IL – It is pay back time for erstwhile Presi- dent of Hope Club of Chicago Olukoga Olutayo who is seek- ing thousands of dollars from Cook County for pain and suf- fering and medical expenses he incurred after he was bru- tally attacked during his short incarceration at County jail on 2600 South California Av- enue.
Olutayo suffered broken hips and bruised back on October 26, 2013 when co-inmate Joshua Lacy covered his face with bed sheet and punched him ceaselessly before he al- legedly dragged him to the Day room where he stomped on him several times before another inmate Jerry Hunter separated them.
Two deputy sheriffs identified as Mrs. Richardson and O.F.C. Murphy and Sergeant Soto watched with amusement in- stead of separating Olukoga from his attacker.
“I now walk with a cane after suffering from bruised back and broken hips,” according to his motion in U.S. District Court.
Olutayo was taken to Cer- mark Health Center for treat- ment. He is however suing the three officers for leaving him unprotected from the attack stressing “the attack was pre- ventable. The attack could have been stopped by the two officers present during the vi- cious attack, “Olutayo alleged in federal court.
After leaving the hospital, Olutayo said he was trauma- tized throughout his stay in county jails and afterwards. It was like a nightmare staying in the same room with his at- tacker.
It took him three weeks to file his complaint to the superin- tendent because of the fear of being harmed by Lacy who stays 15 feet across from him. Olutayo is seeking monetary compensation to undergo ther- apy, counseling and mental treatmen.
Olutayo, it would be recalled
was jailed for 48 months in September 2009 after pleading guilty for distributing con- trolled substances and was re- leased late 2012 from prison to a half way home after serv- ing 28 months out of four years jail sentence.
Federal agents reopened his closed case after he was ar- rested on April 12, 2013 on drug charges in violation of the condition of his supervised release from federal prison. The Feds move to revoke his supervised release, which his defense’s attorney, Joseph R.
Lopez defended successfully. On January 21, this year the revocation hearing was va- cated and the petition to re- voke his supervised released dismissed.
He was subsequently credited for time already served in prison and was released im- mediately from prison. Attorney Lopez has been known to represent members and leaders of many of Chicago’s most ruthless street gangs including the Satan Dis- ciples, Latin Kings and 26ers and has appeared in Federal Courts from coast to coast representing members of dif- ferent Mexican Drug Cartels. The news of Olukoga’s arrest was a surprise to family mem- bers, friends and club mem- bers who presumed he has changed his ways.
“He contemplated setting up a church on leaving the halfway home. He goes around with three Bibles and I even invited him to a Celestial Church I at- tend.
See Olutayo interview on pages 12-13
Mr. Olukoga Olutayo
He opted to pursue plumbing
