CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) – The Cook County State’s Attorney is joining those calling for a federal civil rights prosecution against former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who’s reported to be in a half-way house, having been released from prison.
State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said she’s not going to tell the U.S. attorney general what to do, however, she said she “would suggest and hope and pray” for the criminal justice system to have integrity and that those who have the power will do everything within their power to hold Van Dyke accountable for 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
"And the fact of the matter is Jason Van Dyke was convicted for his murder and also convicted 16 times for aggravated battery with the firearm. Those 16 counts would warrant a far greater sentence than was meted out to Jason Van Dyke. That that three-and-a-half year sentence did not fit the 16 shots to the body with that boy laid on the ground," Foxx said.
The Illinois U.S. senators and numerous activists have demanded action from the U.S. attorney’s office, which announced in 2015 it was launching a federal civil rights investigation.
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