Jury Awards $21 Million To Man Framed For Murder By Cop

Juan Johnson, an alleged gang leader in Chicago, has been awarded $21 million by a federal jury after winning a lawsuit claiming Chicago Police officer Reynaldo Guevara framed Johnson for murder.

The Chicago Sun-Times has more:

"Johnson, a reputed Spanish Cobras leader, filed a lawsuit against former Chicago Police gang crimes specialist Reynaldo Guevara, accusing him of framing him with a 1989 murder. The city also was named in the lawsuit.

"An appeals court tossed out Johnson's conviction. He was retried and acquitted in 2004. At the second trial, a gang member said Guevara directed him to pick Johnson out of a lineup."

So because Officer Guevara couldn't obey the law, an alleged gang leader now has $21 million dollars in his pocket that he can cause mayhem with - and the citizens of Chicago get to foot the bill. Nice work.

No mention in the story if Guevara will face any charges for framing someone for murder. One would think that is illegal.