Chicago Police Cmdr. Glenn Evans Sues City of Chicago, (IPRA) Chicago Police Independent Police Review Authority, IPRA Investigators Matrice Campbell & Vincent Jones and WBEZ Radio

CHICAGO — Glenn Evans, a former Chicago Police commander who was accused and acquitted of shoving his gun down a suspect’s throat, is fighting back.

Evans filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging he was the victim of a civil conspiracy that led to his wrongful prosecution on criminal charges, according to court papers.

Evans’ lawsuit claims, among other things, that members of the city’s Independent Police Review Board conspired on a common goal of “ousting him from the Chicago police department” and “saving face” for the beleaguered agency often accused of bungling police misconduct investigations in the favor of accused officers.

“IPRA proclaims that it conducts investigations with integrity, transparency, independence and timeliness. In one fell swoop, IPRA violated all of these tenets when it investigated Commander Glenn Evans for allegedly shoving a gun down the throat of Rickey Williams, which resulted in the Commander being charged with multiple felonies,” Evans attorney Victor Henderson said in a statement.

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