Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was fired Monday a few weeks before his planned retirement -- the stunning early dismissal by Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued alongside a stinging rebuke of the city's former top cop that cited his "ethical lapses" and "intentionally dishonest" answers regarding a controversial October incident.
The ignominious end to Johnson's tenure comes a few weeks after he announced plans to retire at the end of the year. His decision to leave the job came amid intense scrutiny of an Oct. 17 encounter in which police officers reportedly found Johnson asleep in his car at a stop sign. Lightfoot later said Johnson confessed to her he had “a couple of drinks with dinner” before getting behind the wheel that night, and the incident was still being investigated as of Monday.-- More...
