Craig Futterman in WBEZ: Was a History of Misconduct Complaints Ignored in a Recent Chicago Police Promotion?
Chicago Cop With Long Complaint History Heads Busy Police District
In WBEZ, Prof. Craig Futterman wonders whether a history of misconduct complaints was ignored in the promotion of James Sanchez:
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson has a busy West Side district under the command of a cop with a long history of misconduct allegations, a WBEZ analysis of police records shows.
Cmdr. James Sanchez has been a subject of at least 90 formal complaints since joining the force in 1985, according to the records, obtained through the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Most of those complaints alleged excessive force or improper searches.
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The promotion has University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman wondering whether Johnson considered Sanchez’s complaints.
“Those should be red flags,” said Futterman, who has spent more than a decade battling in court for the release of CPD misconduct records. “Where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire.”
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