Drug convictions overturned for 10 framed by Chicago police sergeant: 'He took everything from me'

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Drug convictions overturned for 10 framed by Chicago police sergeant: 'He took everything from me'

Derrick Lewis knew he wasn’t guilty of committing drug-related crimes in the mid-2000s. But he pleaded guilty to the cases in his mid-20s because he knew he faced the possibility of decades in prison, he said.

Lewis, now 39 years old, didn’t have money to hire a private attorney to help fight the allegations against him. He ended up doing two stints in prison on drug-related cases that since have been tied to disgraced former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts.

 

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Drug convictions overturned for 10 framed by Chicago police sergeant: 'He took everything from me'

This happens a lot. It is sad that people's lives are ruined because of dirty cops.

 

[camille70]

10 more convictions connected to corrupt CPD sergeant overturned
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tossed-10-framed-Chicago-police-sergeant.html
Prosecutors toss more convictions in cases tied to former Sgt. Ronald Watts

He's had at least 60 turned over since 2016, there may be more coming.

This is why imo, crime stats are nonsense. 60+ people targeted by ONE officer. Who believes a "criminal" when they say an officer planted drugs on them? He isn't the first and won't be the last.

I have law enforcement in my family, so I don't believe in a blanket judgement on police officers, but officers like this make my people less safe. There isn't enough being done to ferret out the bad apples.

He also stole years from these men's lives, but he has already been convicted, served his time and has been set free.

 

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Sad.