Posted on 06/14/2010 2:03:33 PM PDT by pinstripes715
Most of the attention is being paid to the trial of Rod Blagojevich however the Dirksen Federal Building in Downtown Chicago is full of drama these days. While Blago is going on, so too is the trial of former Chicago police commander Jon Burge. Burge is alleged to have tortured, or ordered the torture, of 200 plus victims from 1972-1992. In 2001, he denied these charges and he's now standing trial for perjury in relation to the matter. Today, a former police officer Michael McDermott was sceduled to testify for the prosecution. The belief was that McDermott was going to detail a beating that Burge put on a suspect. The courtroom was in for a surprise.
Former Chicago Police detective Michael McDermott's face reddened today as he repeatedly pushed back against federal prosecutors who ordered him to testify against his former boss, retired Cmdr. Jon Burge.
McDermott had told a grand jury that he witnessed Burge point a gun at robbery suspect Shadeed Mu'min's head in October 1985, and also saw Burge cover Mu'min's head with a plastic bag.
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