Futterman: Promotion Of Lieutenant With Dozens Of Complaints Raises Questions

Police Boss Pushed Promotion Of Lieutenant With Dozens Of Complaints

Chip Mitchell
May 13, 2016 WBEZ

Chicago police Supt. Eddie Johnson backed the promotion of a lieutenant who had dozens of excessive-force complaints, according to a city record obtained by WBEZ. The promotion put Lt. Glenn Evans in command of one of the city’s 22 police districts.

Former Supt. Garry McCarthy promoted Evans in 2012, when Johnson was a deputy chief. The record says McCarthy believes Johnson recommended it.

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“All this coming to light just raises questions about the seriousness with which Supt. Johnson has addressed police brutality in the past and raises real questions about how he’ll do so, going forward,” said University of Chicago Law Professor Craig Futterman, who heads a police-accountability program for that school.