The cop will get off with a slap on the wrist; they always do.
The charge carries probation to three years according to the article.
It’s open season on old white military veterans.
Park Forest cop acquitted in fatal beanbag shooting of WWII vet
By Jason Meisner Chicago Tribune contact the reporter
Feb 4, 2015
The judge was only halfway through his ruling Wednesday when it became clear that Park Forest police Officer Craig Taylor would not be held criminally responsible for firing beanbag rounds at a knife-wielding World War II veteran who died hours later of internal bleeding.
In describing Taylor’s actions that night in July 2013, Cook County Associate Judge Luciano Panici began using terms like “fearing for his life” and “reasonable use of force.”
But Taylor continued to listen calmly, eyes downcast at the defense table, the courtroom gallery behind him packed with uniformed cops showing their support. It wasn’t until Panici uttered the words “not guilty” that the 10-year veteran officer dropped his head and sobbed for a moment, then jumped up and hugged his wife tightly, his face buried in her shoulder.
Across the courtroom, relatives of the 95-year-old victim, John Wrana Jr., held each other in the Markham courtroom, tears in their eyes.