Chicago police superintendent has been fired ahead of his planned retirement, Chicago mayor announces.
Lightfoot declined to give specifics about what Johnson supposedly did to make her lose trust in him, adding,"I don't feel like it is appropriate or fair to Mr. Johnson's wife or children to do so at this time." But she said she reviewed the inspector general's report and videotape evidence, which"makes it clear that the only choice that I had to take was the one that I've taken. There's no gray area here.
The inspector general's report has not been released, although Lightfoot said the details in it may eventually become public."A lie is a lie," the mayor added."He told me something that happened that night that turned out to be fundamentally different than what he portrayed to me and what he portrayed to the members of the public."
Lightfoot added that officers"deserve a leader who they can believe in," and said she has confidence in former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, who she previously announced would take over as interim superintendent following Johnson's retirement.An initial police report after Johnson was found asleep in his car said he told investigators he was"feeling lightheaded" while driving.
Following the incident in October, Johnson told reporters that his doctor had replaced his blood pressure medication, but he failed to obtain his new prescription. He didn't explain why he decided to drive home late at night, but said his body"kind of gives you a warning with the high blood pressure thing that you may pass out, so I pulled over, stopped and I just rested myself until that feeling passed.
Johnson was tapped to lead the Chicago Police Department in 2016 by then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel after the mayorChicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel speak at a press conference on the Jussie Smollett case on March 26, 2019
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