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State s Attorney Kim Foxx during the R. Kelly trial. (Getty Images)
ILLINOIS First Assistant State s Attorney Jennifer Coleman announced she is resigning after an investigation into a statement made by a prosecutor during a bond hearing that gave the impression 13-year-old Adam Toledo was holding a gun when a Chicago police officer shot him. He was not.
In a proffer read by prosecutor James Murphy during the bond hearing for Ruben Roman, the man who was arrested at the scene of Adam s shooting, Murphy gave an overview of the officer s involvement leading up to him firing his weapon.
A misleading description of 13-year-old Adam Toledoâs fatal shooting by police was given in court by a prosecutor because of a communication breakdown at top levels of Cook County Stateâs Attorney Kim Foxxâs office, an internal investigation found.
âThe checks and balances that should have been in place for someone to be able to review, to ensure that what was being said in court aligned with the information that the office had. It didnât work,â Foxx told the Tribune in an interview.
The prosecutor who gave the inadvertently faulty statement in court last month, James Murphy, was restored to his position after about two weeks of administrative leave, according to a news release Wednesday making the investigationâs findings public. Murphy âdid not intend to give the impressionâ that Toledo was holding a gun at the precise moment he was shot, the news release stated.
Top Chicago prosecutor apologizes for false Toledo gun claim
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1of3FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2020 file photo, Cook County State s Attorney Kim Foxx speaks during a news conference in Chicago. Foxx apologized Wednesday, May 5, 2021, for a suggestion by one of her attorneys that 13-year-old Adam Toledo was holding a gun the instant he was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer in March. She also acknowledged that neither she nor anyone in her office tried to clear up the matter until right before video was released showing that wasn t actually the case. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times/APShow MoreShow Less
Official resigns after probe into statements made in court about Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by Chicago police Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
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An official in the Cook County State s Attorney s Office resigned after an investigation into in-court statements made by a prosecutor suggesting 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was killed by Chicago police in March.
Staff were informed Wednesday that First Assistant State s Attorney Jennifer Coleman resigned, spokeswoman Sarah Sinovic confirmed in an email to USA TODAY. The resignation comes after a breakdown of communication that led to misleading statements being made in court in early April, according to a report released Wednesday.
Adam Toledo shooting: State s attorney s office concludes probe into misleading court statements
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Remarks in Adam Toledo case were unintentional, internal probe finds
The Cook County State s Attorney s Office has concluded its investigation into the prosecutor who made statements in court implying Adam Toledo had a gun in his hand when he was fatally shot in March.
CHICAGO - The Cook County State s Attorney s Office has concluded an internal investigation into the prosecutor who made statements in court implying 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun in his hand when he was fatally shot in March.
In a statement Wednesday announcing the conclusion of its review, the state s attorney office said the investigation found the statements made by prosecutor James Murphy in bond court on April 10 were inartful , but that Murphy did not intend to make such an implication.