Tiffany Van Dyke is pulling out all the white tears for her husband to be released.
The white former Chicago police officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald in 2014 has been sentenced to 81 months in prison.
Jurors in the Jason Van Dyke trial reveal details about their deliberations.
Former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of the black teen.
A new indictment unsealed Thursday added 16 counts of aggravated battery to the case against Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014.
McDonald, a 17-year-old Chicago teen, was shot 16 times in 2014 by officer Jason Van Dyke. McDonald's death lit a long simmering fire within Chicago that led to protests, calls for Emanuel's resignation, the termination of former superintendent Garry McCarthy, and a Justice Department probe.
Rev. Jesse Jackson and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush are demanding the mayor, police Superintendent and state’s attorney of Chicago resign from their positions after waiting 400 days to release the video footage of Laquan McDonald's death.
Dash-cam footage of the police execution of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald has sparked protests in Chicago.
Police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is White, was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday morning and "will be the first on-duty Chicago police officer to be charged with that crime," the report says.
