Surprise! A Lawsuit
- A lawyer for a man who alleges a Chicago police commander shoved a gun into his mouth ripped Superintendent Garry McCarthy for taking no action against the commander even after DNA evidence months ago appeared to corroborate the incident.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of Rickey Williams comes about two weeks after the commander, Glenn Evans, was criminally charged for allegedly putting the barrel of his service weapon “deep down” Williams' throat, holding a Taser against his groin and threatening to kill him.
The suit alleged that the incident last year started oddly -- as Williams waited at a bus stop in the Park Manor neighborhood, Evans, then commander of the South Side's Grand Crossing District, pulled up in a squad car and stared at Williams for several minutes. Unnerved, Williams, then 22, took off running and was chased down by Evans and as many as 10 other officers in an abandoned house, where the abuse took place out of public view, according to the suit.
[...] According to the lawsuit, Evans grabbed, pushed and beat Williams, throwing him to the floor inside the abandoned house on South Eberhart Avenue. Evans held a stun gun to Williams' groin and demanded to know where Williams “put the guns,” the suit said. Evans then jammed the barrel of his service weapon deep into Williams' mouth, touching his throat, and said, “I should kill you right now,” the suit alleged.
No gun was found in Williams' possession, but he was still arrested on a misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct. But that charge was dropped a few months later when the arresting officers didn't show up in court. In bringing charges late last month against Evans, Cook County prosecutors noted that police reports from the incident didn't indicate that Williams resisted arrest or tried to disarm Evans.
Ten coppers and the commander chase this guy down and no one shows up at court? Didn't the SOS scandal start like that with no one showing up at court and no one being held accountable?
The latest rumor in this case is Evan's lawyer filed a motion to have an independent test done on the DNA swabs, but Anita's office destroyed them all after the results arrived. If so, look for the hue-and-cry to reach epic proportions. Maybe the Cook County States Attorney's Office needs a federal monitor.
The latest rumor in this case is Evan's lawyer filed a motion to have an independent test done on the DNA swabs, but Anita's office destroyed them all after the results arrived. If so, look for the hue-and-cry to reach epic proportions. Maybe the Cook County States Attorney's Office needs a federal monitor.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
60 Comments:
When things make the media they see green cash!!!
Boss that is so sadly what happens when you work hard and extend yourself.
You would think a simple thank you by John Q public would do. Sad!
Yo, chill out with the SOS comparison when talking about the coppers not showing up for court. There's not many coppers anymore (if any) that purposely miss prelim dates. You should be talking about the judges and states attorneys that allow cases to be thrown out without getting continuances when the Box 1 & 2 officers have other cases going at 26th & Cal and can't make it to the prelim dates. That's the real problem.
Was driving tonight.
Listening to WBBM for traffic.
They reported this story, including stating that Evans had been fired.
Now I am not a fan of Evans, never met the guy.
But facts are facts.
Jury pools get contaminated by hearing b.s.
I called WBBM news tip line.
Told them of their mistake.
They asked if I was the police, I told them I was retired, but that did not change the fact they were wrong.
They said. "We'll check".
Five minutes later when they replayed story it was corrected.
No apology or explanation.
So maybe they don't follow all of the etiquette protocols, they fixed the issue.
I encourage all who read this blog to do the same when the situation presents itself.
Sounds like the fix is in now with the destruction. Great appeal in the works for a reversal of a conviction.
* FACT: Irregardless if the swabs were tossed it DOESNT MATTER. Dudes DNA was recovered from Evans gun. Those results have been documented and catalogued appropriately. What are Evans lawyers going to try and claim?? That the swabs weren't available for testing to confirm or deny that DNA RECOVERED FROM HIS GUN WAS OR WASNT FROM THEIR CLIENT? Sorry, but the likelihood that the DNA was anyone else's is something like 33,000,000,000,000 to 1.
* Simple fact exists that DNA WAS recovered from his gun. The DNA of the plaintiff. The credibility if the ISP Lab tech won't help Evans it'll help dude.
* Know what else will help dude? The fact that more than half of those "as many as 10 other officers" on scene all gave Grand Jury testimony that's gonna hang the commander.
Let this be a lesson to all you idiots on those Sat Teams [tac teams too] that put 8-10 guys on the paper for everything. When the shit hits the fan like it is for Evans right now you sure as hell don't need 8-10 other 2 hear DDR coppers spilling their guts on you because they're fucking cowards that bent under the slightest pressure from IPRA/IAD/CCSAO.
Sounds like a rightious suit, with all the evidence suggesting abuse by the coppers. Justice will be done.
Big rush to judgment .
This case sucks
Dna evidence not the smoking gun.
And as for the court pull the court sheets and see for yourself.
The commander and the cops showed up in court on this case a shitload of times.
The so called victim actually skipped court and was locked up on a warrant.
This case has huge holes and looks like a railroad job.
Like I said big rush to judgment.
That commander may have a better lawsuit in the pipeline than Williams.
Wait and see.
This case stinks to high heaven. Should never have been charged. Victim stinks case stinks.
All dna samples gone? Exonerated. Defendants have a right to discovery and independent testing. I smell dogshit.
Sounds like Evans got a payday coming too!
Any truth to the rumor that he saved some guys life out in 005 yesterday ?
From 003
No taser checked out by
Evans who never carried out a taser in 003
Lawsuit before the case started
I would say the state has a really bad case.
Scumbags attorney is Fiorettis finance manager.
Imagine that.
Sad thing is, that even though this Ricky guy is a criminal with a long history the sheep will still believe every word he says. Its scary how little common sense these liberals have. Here is a lesson learned by cops over the decades, criminals lie, they don't like getting caught so they will say and do anything when they are to try and get out of it. I knows that's hard to believe that a criminal would lie but it happens. Now go graze on your front lawn like good little sheep.
Quit fucking excusing this behavior.
This case and most others stem from chasing people. Don"t chase people.
State's Atty. did not destroy or otherwise get rid of the DNA. What happened, and what often happens, is the amount of DNA collected was so small that it was all consumed during testing by the ISP crime lab. As a result there is no DNA left to test if the defense chooses to conduct their own or confirmatory tests. Happens all of the time.
I have a hard time believing this accusation. What copper in his right mind would chance powder burns to th back of someone's throat if the gun were to accidentally discharge. If the claim was gun to the head maybe. The guy also claims tazer to the groin. Sorry, again tazers leave marks also. Neck maybe. We all know a tazer is most effective on flesh not thru clothing. I'm not saying nothing happened. I wasn't there. I'm saying plaintiff is lying about what happened.
Evidence destroyed? Unreal.
Ten officers for a misdemeanor reckless conduct charge? Must have been a tact team.
Cops not showing up to court? I bet the arresting officers showed up but the ASA wanted the actual victim which was Evans who was too good for court.
A jury made of his "peers" will pass down a verdict against the city and impose a huge fine.
There will be celebrating in the streets and righteous preachers will rail. Jurors will be seen as heroes.
Next year, the cost of all of these jackpots will be passed on again to the homeowners by way of another tax increase. People who celebrated this victory for justice will cry and wonder why they are getting squeezed again when they can barely make ends meet.
Taxpayers lose.
I call bullshit on the DNA being destroyed. Alvarez can't simply destroy the evidence. It takes a court order to dispose of evidence.
Hate to be Box 1 on THAT one!
Wait til the REAL shocker of this all comes out. Who does the Cmdr know at IPRA that deep 6ed those swabs with Pookies DNA? You think it's interesting now wait til the new grand jury gets this case. Remember lads the cover up is always worse than the original crime.
This is always how cops end up in trouble. You do questionable things and keep getting away with it until it finally catches up with you. I have seen many "Good Cops" go to prison because no one ever stopped and told them what they were doing was wrong. Please keep an eye on your fellow officers. Sometimes they just need someone to point out that what they have been doing is wrong. I had a Sergeant tell me 20 years ago that I was headed for trouble and to this day I thank him for being the brave one to talk to me.
* FACT: Irregardless if the swabs were tossed it DOESNT MATTER. Dudes DNA was recovered from Evans gun. Those results have been documented and catalogued appropriately. What are Evans lawyers going to try and claim?? That the swabs weren't available for testing to confirm or deny that DNA RECOVERED FROM HIS GUN WAS OR WASNT FROM THEIR CLIENT? Sorry, but the likelihood that the DNA was anyone else's is something like 33,000,000,000,000 to 1.
* Simple fact exists that DNA WAS recovered from his gun. The DNA of the plaintiff. The credibility if the ISP Lab tech won't help Evans it'll help dude.
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There should be a swab of DNA taken from the gun inventoried under one number. There should be a swab of DNA taken from the alleged victims mouth inventoried under another number.
It is critical that the swab taken from the gun be available for Cmdr Evans defense team to have tested by their own lab. Who took that swab of the gun? Was it an ET? If so, what was the chain of custody? Was it a ISP crime lab scientist? Who witnessed that swab being taken from the gun? It does matter in a court of law...big time.
With that being said, if there are that many cooper eye witnesses testifying that Cmdr Evans did commit the alleged act, then the cmdr is still fucked...regardless.
Couldn't his DNA come from sweat, dead skin cells or a 100 other things that aren't saliva?
Even if it is saliva so what?
It could just be spiddle from when he was no doubly screaming "I didn't do nuffin'! I DIDN'T DO NUFFIN!!! 500 times.
If he had crammed the gun that far down his throat wouldn't he have puked?
Sounds like someone is playing ghetto lottery.
Put me on that jury and I am more inclined to believe the cops story then some gang banger.
Prosecutor does need a federal monitor. Alvarez won't let Alstory Simon out of prison, an act that would admit how badly prosecutors have thrown Chicago cops under the bus in several key wrongful conviction cases:
https://martin-preib-b7is.squarespace.com/news/2014/7/31/simon-case-tests-tainted-prosecutors-office
All I have to say is: Lt MASTERS Lt MASTERS Lt MASTERS from 011!!! Lol.... You don't like us talking on the blog to bad! Then be a good boss and not worry just about yourself! How about a new campaign around 011. Just like T/S how about M/S lol!
"Dudes DNA was recovered from Evans gun. Those results have been documented and catalogued appropriately. What are Evans lawyers going to try and claim??"
Maybe that Evans handcuffed a sweaty offender and then touches his gun thereby transferring DNA?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
From 003
No taser checked out by
Evans who never carried out a taser in 003
Lawsuit before the case started
I would say the state has a really bad case.
9/10/2014 02:09:00 AM
Let me see if I can translate.
Evans did not sign out, nor did he ever carry a taser when working in 003.
A lawsuit was filed before the criminal case was brought to trial.
I would say the State's case is unraveling and has no merit.
The 8-10 coppers spilling their guts out cowards? Do you think Evans would go out of his way to try and cover for these Police Officers if he observed one of them do what he is accused of? Remember, different rules for different ranks.
So Anita and rahm threw the commander away to be prosecuted, mcidontknowwhatimdoing recently said what a great job Evans was doing "old school policing" now he does the job and this! Why is the offenders record not put out? Of course not hang a working street boss and the punk thug gets money! Typical democrat insanity!
Lesson fellow officers if they would throw an exempt under the bus what does that say for a working street blue shirt with no clout? Keep on bringing in gray area arrests, want to collect a pension? Wantbtomdomthe job?
Parker-bus check-park check-school check-fuel car- car wash- write reports for everything not sure make it a non criminal make the caller happy, protect each other lights sirens full speed but careful to officer or officers family assist. Progress cals lights activated, do speed limit,stop at lights and signs, safety first!
Why would you destroy evidence before trial??? Did they teach her that in law school???
The reason for an independent DNA test is to 'verify' not only the existence of DNA but the location on the gun and the credibility of the examiner, lab and the chain and preservation of said alleged evidence during the test.
DNA, available from bodily fluids can come from saliva or sweat or skin abrasion/contact.
If the member placed his hands upon an individual who was sweating after a foot chase or his weapon was held up against the subject there would be a DNA transfer.
I'm not a chemist and never met the accused member but there were 3 independent autopsies of the 'gentle giant' in Ferguson for the same reason to verify and compare.
The problem is the city will settle because they don't want to take any heat from a trial. Once again the numbers in the Ghetto Lottery were hit, by yet another POS 'getting it real.'
he was just checking his tonsils
Lawyers will arbitrarily cover any damages for the boss, re-allocate them if they have to, but not for the blue coats. Nothing to see here
Sounds like Evans got a payday coming too!
Any truth to the rumor that he saved some guys life out in 005 yesterday?
Yes very true, there was a GOCR done on the incident. Evans performed CPR on the guy and the ER doctor confirmed that if Glenn had not been there, the guy would have died. Great job boss. He has already been put in for a Life Saving Award.
Lom Temmer said...
* FACT: Irregardless if the swabs were tossed it DOESNT MATTER. Dudes DNA was recovered from Evans gun. Those results have been documented and catalogued appropriately. What are Evans lawyers going to try and claim?? That the swabs weren't available for testing to confirm or deny that DNA RECOVERED FROM HIS GUN WAS OR WASNT FROM THEIR CLIENT?
It makes all the difference in the world. No evidence = no chain of custody = no evidence= not guilty. It doesn't matter what someone typed up in a report; without the basis of evidence for the report, the report will crumble- if you've been to court a few times, you should know that.
Sounds like a rightious suit, with all the evidence suggesting abuse by the coppers. Justice will be done.
9/10/2014 01:25:00 AM
Real justice would be this career criminal being thrown off a building and the good citizens would never hear his name again much less give him taxpayer money. Unfortunately this only happens in the movies where we cheer that justifiable comeuppance. I never understood the disconnect.
Guess the rules change when she goes after coppers..... as it has happened in the past, right Anita?
Anonymous said...
Big rush to judgment .
This case sucks
Dna evidence not the smoking gun.
And as for the court pull the court sheets and see for yourself.
The commander and the cops showed up in court on this case a shitload of times.
The so called victim actually skipped court and was locked up on a warrant.
This case has huge holes and looks like a railroad job.
Like I said big rush to judgment.
That commander may have a better lawsuit in the pipeline than Williams.
Wait and see.
9/10/2014 01:29:00 AM
I have not formulated an opinion regarding this investigation. What you posted 01:29:00 intrigues me. Please take each of your points and explain specifically what knowledge you have.
Never worked for Commander Evans but he sounds like an old school guy out there getting the job done! I'll take him over the spineless, no-balls Supervisors that are more common than uncommon now...
Just hate the way the shit-ball lawyers track these offender$$$ down looking for a payday and the big press splash.
I have no inside knowledge, but find it difficult to believe through MSM accounts that pookie was waiting at the bus stop, no doubt enroute to his steady job at a Fortune 500 Co. Evans pulls up and "stares" at pookie.Shit bird gets "scared" and runs into an abandoned building, where said actions allegedly occurred, for no reason.
How 'bout shit bird was popping some caps on the street,on viewed by PO's, chase is on, struggle ensues.
I dunno know, just my take.
Old Guy
Typical boss. Throwing the coppers under the bus making them arrest a guy for the bosses BS.
Anonymous said...
From 003
No taser checked out by
Evans who never carried out a taser in 003
Lawsuit before the case started
I would say the state has a really bad case.
9/10/2014 02:09:00 AM
Who said he had to "check out" a taser? A boss can do whatever the hell he wants to. What's the P.O. in the radio room going to do? Tell the commander "you can't just walk out without signing for it." Come on.
Anonymous said...
"Quit fucking excusing this behavior."
"Behavior" what are you a school teacher?
1. This is a simple accusation that was going nowhere until it got media attention, and from that, there's suddenly a law suit.
2. A police boss chasing someone he believed to have a gun is both outstanding police work and pretty flippen scary for the officer.
3. "shoved the gun down my throat" - this kids teeth had better been broken out or chipped, otherwise his accusation is nonsense- which I'm going to go out on long stretch and say it's Bullshit!
4. DNA - If this officer cornered the felon he was chasing for a gun, chances are pretty good that he put the gun to the bad guys head or body, and thus the DNA.
5. Before you judge "behavior" understand that police NEED to behave or react in manners that allow for their own survival, "Behaviors" which at times appear to an ordinary citizen as being cruel or unusual, but are reasonable for officers under severe circumstances.
6. Gang members have "behaviors" that you apparently will never understand, and when they have lawyers, politicians, academics, and media backing their "behaviors" then the street cop will lose the streets; which is what's happening right now.
7. I hope that if the cop is cleared, he files a counter suit against Danny Davis and the lawyer who sought this claim.
Give the cops a break, and think of what's truly behind this nonsense.
* FACT: Irregardless blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...
9/10/2014 03:04:00 PM
FACT: There is no such word as "irregardless". I stopped reading right there.
The DNA "match" isn't a spot on match from the alleged victim. The match is a profile matching that of an African-American male. Well, isn't he also an African-American male? Devil's in the details people/folks...
It makes all the difference in the world. No evidence = no chain of custody = no evidence= not guilty. It doesn't matter what someone typed up in a report; without the basis of evidence for the report, the report will crumble- if you've been to court a few times, you should know that.
9/10/2014 03:04:00 PM
I agree with this person. For decades the FBI crime lab was considered the best and most reliable in the country that is until they found out that technicians were falsifying test results. Every defense is entitled to an independent review of evidence.
Anonymous said...
Sounds like a rightious suit, with all the evidence suggesting abuse by the coppers. Justice will be done.
9/10/2014 01:25:00 AM
You sir/madam are an idiot. You are judging a human being who puts themselves in harms way to protect you and therefore sets themselves up for bad things to happen and you are coming to a guilty conclusion without knowing any evidence or facts, only the BS you read in the newspapers. I bet if this happened to you you would shit your pants and cry foul
And another lawsuit:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/chi-video-leads-city-to-settle-tanning-salon-raid-case-for-150000-20140908-story.html
All the EVIDENCE is CIRCUMSTANTIAL! Everyone is missing the point, I can lick my fingers approach a police officer and then transfer my DNA to the tip of any coppers gun through the underside of his/her holster. It's just that easy, DNA is DNA, no one knows where it comes from ie: mouth, hands, etc. Unless there is video of photographic proof...there is NO case.
All the EVIDENCE is CIRCUMSTANTIAL! Everyone is missing the point, I can lick my fingers approach a police officer and then transfer my DNA to the tip of any coppers gun through the underside of his/her holster. It's just that easy, DNA is DNA, no one knows where it comes from ie: mouth, hands, etc. Unless there is video of photographic proof...there is NO case.
What the hell are you talking about???
Anonymous said...
Scumbags attorney is Fiorettis finance manager.
Imagine that.
...scumbag Fioretti-enough said!
"Shoved a gun down my throat..."
A fucking .45?
Did shitbird have to go to the hospital bebause the front sight cut the back of his throat?
Does he have signs of scars and abbrasions in the back of his throat?
any metal etching to the enamel on his teeth?
motherfucker's grille work looks too pretty for a pissed cop to have placed .45 caliber breath mint dispenser in his mouth.
how come dude isn't missing any teeth?
Evans had dude at tight gunpoint and dude spit trying to provoke him or some other close contact?
It looks like this case hopefully might disintegrate.
His attorney is Tony Romanucci. Believe me, once he smells blood in the water, it's over. This guy is gonna be all over CPD brutality cases. You'll see him more and more. He's here to bang you into the ground.
motion to fix , it 's the Chicago way , glen you will be wearing the crown cap with scrambled eggs again .
Romanucci is chasing the wrong case on this one. His client is lying and the evidence and investigation is weak.
This investigation stinks from beginning to end.
From what I heard that commander has a far better chance if he sues.
The only reason this went this far is Anita needed a scalp for Ferguson and election year.
Don't buy into the media bs. They cannot and will not honestly report the news.
" Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Scumbags attorney is Fiorettis finance manager.
Imagine that."
If this is true, the FEDS may want to look into this. It could answer why the settlement rates are so high on nonsense law suits.
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