Convicted Chicago officer moved to Western Illinois jail
CHICAGO (AP) — The white Chicago Police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald has been moved to a Western Illinois jail and will remain there while he awaits sentencing.
Rock Island County Sheriff Berry Bustos tells the Chicago Tribune that Jason Van Dyke arrived Tuesday afternoon to the jail along the Mississippi River.Bustos says Van Dyke will be held in protective custody out of the jail’s general population.
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