According to the Herald News, an Illinois man has filed a lawsuit against four deputies, a sheriff, and a jail warden, alleging that he was severely beaten by the deputies while in custody on a traffic warrant. The man told the Herald News, "I was beaten unconscious and woke up in my own blood." The man claims that the attack was precipitated by his request for breakfast. His injuries reportedly include a torn rotator cuff, a knee injury, and a ruptured eardrum. The injured man's attorney, who is also representing at least two others claiming beatings at the same jail,  is alleging that the attack is part of a pattern of conduct.