Cop Accused Of Brutality Also Reportedly Owned Racist Websites

By Stephen Gossett in News on Jul 14, 2017 7:00PM

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As the City of Chicago wrestles with monumental payouts due to police misconduct, and the Chicago Police Department tries to battle accusations of entrenched racism, the case of Chicago cop George Granias looks like another black eye in both regards.

Granias, who is being sued for beating a black woman while she was in custody, also owned a website called n**gaguns.com, a lawsuit states, according to CBS Chicago. The Daily Beast dug deeper and found that murdertech.com, necroarmy.com, patquinnsucks.com, and n**gadown.com were all registered to Granias' name and address, also.

Patassa Johnson was arrested in 2014 as she drove home from work, accused of drunk driving. At the station, Granias allegedly beat Johnson while she was handcuffed. Johnson said she was not drunk (the charge was dropped); and Johnson's lawyer reportedly said the beating required medical treatment.

The Daily Beast also reported that multiple complaints had been lodged against Granias during his career:

"While representing Johnson, [attorney Brendan] Shiller learned that Granias had three marks on his disciplinary record. Three of these blemishes—called sustained complaint registers—are rare on Chicago’s police force."

The city looks to settle the resultant lawsuit for $185,000. The discovery of Granias' websites "led City Hall to settle," according to CBS. The websites are reportedly being investigated by Chicago police.