Nearly 200 people are suing over their arrests by a corrupt former CPD sergeant
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
December 8, 20233m 47s
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Show Notes
For years, Cook County judges have been throwing out convictions tied to corrupt former Chicago police Sergeant Ronald Watts.
Watts led a tactical unit that was under investigation for more than a decade for allegedly taxing drug dealers and framing people at a South Side public housing complex.
Now, people who say they were framed by Watts are suing the city of Chicago.
WBEZ criminal justice reporter Chip Mitchel spoke with our Lisa Labuz about what all these lawsuits could mean for taxpayers.
Host: Mary Dixon