Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted in the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald — an incident that sparked city-and-nationwide protests — is set to be released from prison, according to FOX 32 sources.
officer Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted in the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald — an incident that sparked city-and-nationwide protests — is set to be released from prison on Feb. 3, according to FOX 32 sources.In 2019, the former Chicago cop wasfor gunning down McDonald. Now, three years after he was locked up, he will be a free man again.
During the sentencing, Van Dyke acknowledged the teen's death, telling the judge that "as a God-fearing man and father, I will have to live with this the rest of my life." The lead defense attorney, Dan Herbert, said Van Dyke "truly felt great" after learning his sentence. "He was happy about the prospect of life ahead of him" and someday being reunited with his wife and two daughters."Our goal was to find the truth, present the truth and ask for justice. ... It was not revenge," special prosecutor Joseph McMahon said.
The issue of race loomed over the case for more than four years, although it was rarely raised at trial. One of the only instances was during opening statements, when the special prosecutor told jurors that Van Dyke saw "a black boy walking down the street" who had "the audacity to ignore the police."
She looked up over her shoulder and addressed the judge directly: "His life is over. Please, please. He has paid the price already ... I beg for the least amount of time."Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson cleared former officer Joseph Walsh, former detective David March and officer Thomas Gaffney on charges of obstruction of justice, official misconduct and conspiracy.
Police were responding to a report of a male who was breaking into trucks and stealing radios on the city's South Side.
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