Chicago, Illinois: Laquan McDonald Shooting

Officer’s lawyers told to decide if they want a jury trial

The last two jurors in the murder trial of a white Chicago police officer charged in the 2014 shooting death of black teen Laquan McDonald have been selected. The judge has now given the officer’s lawyers until Friday to decide whether they want the jury or a judge to decide the case. Under Illinois law, Jason Van Dyke’s attorneys can demand a bench trial before the 12th juror is sworn in. The 11th and 12th jurors were picked Thursday, but Judge Vincent Gaughan told Van Dyke’s attorneys they could announce their decision Friday. Four alternate jurors must still be picked ...

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https://ktiv.com/2018/09/13/officers-lawyers-told-to-decide-if-they-want-a-jury-trial/

 

Police Board To Decide Fate Of 4 Officers Accused Of Cover-Up In Laquan McDonald Shooting

Four Chicago police officers accused of covering up the circumstances of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald face possible firing, as the Chicago Police Board begins a hearing on their case on Wednesday. Police Supt. Eddie Johnson moved to fire patrol officers Daphne Sebastian, Ricardo Viramontes, and Janet Mondragon, and Sgt. Stephen Franko in 2016, after an investigation by Inspector General Joseph Ferguson. The inspector general had recommended firing 11 officers overall for their roles in the McDonald shooting and alleged cover-up, including Van Dyke, but Johnson spared one of those officers, and five others retired or resigned before they ...

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https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/10/police-board-hearing-coverup-laquan-mcdonald-shooting/

 

Protesters arrested calling for federal charges against Van Dyke: ‘We’re gonna shut down the entire city of Chicago’

A group of protesters was arrested while demonstrating Thursday at the Federal Building in the Loop as they called for federal charges against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke, who was released from a state prison hours earlier after serving just over three years for the killing of Laquan McDonald. The nine protesters who were detained around 5 p.m. were among several dozen people who gathered in Federal Plaza earlier in the day with former mayoral candidate Ja’mal Green, Rev. Michael Pfleger and the Rev. Jesse Jackson and delivered a letter to U.S. Attorney John Lausch demanding civil rights charges ...

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https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/...ges-van-dyke-shut-down-entire-city-of-chicago

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