-Caveat Lector- http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cops02.html 5 county cops are indicted October 2, 1999 BY FRANK MAIN AND MOLLY SULLIVAN STAFF REPORTERS Five Cook County sheriff's deputies were indicted Friday for allegedly chasing and opening fire on a vehicle after they had attended a cocktail fund-raiser for Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan. Two deputies--the driver and the sergeant who allegedly fired the shots--are charged with attempted murder and could face up to 30 years in prison. The deputies are white and the couple in the vehicle, Cory Simmons and Dominique Mapp, are black. But prosecutors found no evidence of a hate crime, Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine said. No racist comments were made during a 911 call by one of the deputies, as previously alleged, Devine said. "It's the firing act into the vehicle during the course of the chase which is beyond the pale," he said. Neither Simmons, 23, a Chicago Transit Authority painter from south suburban Hazel Crest, nor Mapp, 20, of Chicago, was injured. But a bullet lodged inside Simmons' sport-utility vehicle just inches from his head, said his mother, Sharon Hinton of Hazel Crest. "They could have killed my son," Hinton said, adding that she prayed for charges against the deputies, but did not think they would be prosecuted. Sgt. Thomas Lanigan, 34, and deputy Anthony Bohling, 32, are charged with attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm. They and deputies Andrew Remus, 37; Robert Jones, 29, and ex-deputy Daniel Troike, 27, also are charged with official misconduct and obstruction of justice. The incident took place at about 11:15 p.m. on June 2. Simmons was driving a Ford Expedition at 167th and Pulaski when he cut off a Chevy Suburban driven by Bohling, authorities said. The off-duty deputies yelled foul language and the chase began, officials said. The deputies had just attended a fund-raiser for Sheahan at Comiskey Park and later were seen drinking at a South Side bar where Sheahan had been, officials said. After a 30-minute chase through the south suburbs, Lanigan allegedly leaned out of a passenger-side window and fired several shots into the Expedition. Simmons drove to the Robbins Police Department, whose officers stopped the five deputies. They appeared intoxicated, Robbins police said. On Friday, Sheahan suspended Lanigan and stripped Bohling, Remus and Troike of police powers, putting them in administrative duties. Bohling, who did not fire a shot, was charged with attempted murder because he was behind the wheel, sheriff's spokesman Bill Cunningham said. Under state law, a driver is responsible for the conduct of his passengers, he said. The sheriff launched an internal investigation Friday, Cunningham added. Lanigan is the nephew of Sheahan's former partner on the Chicago Police Department, Cunningham said. Attorneys for the deputies could not be reached for comment. -- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
