Updated on February 19, 2021 at 7:19 pm
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The largest scandal in the Chicago Police Department s history continued to grow Friday, as prosecutors asked a judge to throw out the convictions of nine individuals who said they were framed by a rogue sergeant and the tactical team under his command. This is an ongoing and active investigation, Cook County Assistant State s Attorney Nancy Adduci told the judge. However, as to these nine cases before you, the people have lost confidence in some of the evidence that is the foundation of these convictions. Get the answer to your most-asked COVID vaccine questions on our mobile NBC 5 Chicago app. Download it here for iOS or Android.
CHICAGO (WLS) Nine more convictions connected to disgraced former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts were thrown out at the request of Cook County State s Attorney Kim Foxx Friday.
Tinere Johnson was two months pregnant when she said Watts set her up on drug charges during his reign of terror.
Johnson said she didn t know what to do when Watts and his team rounded her up on drugs charges at the Ida B Wells Homes in March 2008. I m two, three months pregnant with my first child, so I was really scared and really mad and shocked that these people really did that to me, Johnson said.
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