On Monday, more than three years after taking the case, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability issued its first recommendations in the case to Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown. While the report remains confidential, the mere fact that recommendations were made indicates COPA believes some level of discipline, up to dismissal, is merited against more officers from Watts team. What took so long? asked attorney Joshua Tepfer, who represented Baker and obtained dozens of exonerations for other Ida B. Wells residents who said they were also framed. It wasn t just Ben Baker in 2005, it was hundreds of people telling the City of chicago that this was going on.