A convicted murderer now working as a violence interrupter was allowed to walk away without charges after cops found a firearm in his car during a routine traffic stop, according to records obtained by CWBChicago. That’s because the town’s police chief personally intervened and ordered cops not to prosecute the matter.
And, CWBChicago has learned, the directive from Markham Police Chief Jack Genius came down before officers submitted the case for routine review by prosecutors.
Markham officials initially refused to provide CWBChicago with any reports, videos, or other materials related to the arrest. But they reversed course last week after the Illinois Attorney General’s Office pressured the city to comply with the state’s open records laws…