Hicks Guilty

Almost fifteen years on the run.....two hours to convict:

• Former Chicago police Sgt. Eddie Hicks was looking to rob a drug stash house in 2001 as a “little appetizer” to a much bigger score — the heist of a semitruck full of millions in drug money en route to Texas, federal prosecutors say.
  
  Instead, the raid on the stash house on West 58th Street turned out to be a ruse concocted by the FBI. Caught red-handed on undercover recordings, Hicks fled on the eve of his trial on conspiracy charges and spent nearly 15 years on the lam before his arrest in Detroit in 2017 while living under an assumed name.
  
  On Monday, Hicks’ attempts to avoid justice ended abruptly as a federal jury quickly convicted him of all eight counts, including drug trafficking conspiracy, using a gun in furtherance of a drug crime, theft of government funds and bail jumping.
  
  The jury heard evidence over three days last week and deliberated for about two hours Monday after listening to closing arguments by lawyers.

Remember, this ass also pretty much stole over $300,000 from our ailing pension fund and transferred property he had used as bail to his son while on the lam. There are more than a few other people who ought to be answering questions from the feds.

Too bad you didn't stick around 15 years ago Eddie. You'd probably be getting out by now.