Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday dropped their case against Alexander Villa, who was convicted in the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis. The decision led a judge to throw out Villa’s conviction and his sentence of life in prison. That means all three men charged with Lewis’s killing have had their cases dismissed — and no one is being held responsible for a cop’s murder.
Villa’s attorney, Jennifer Blagg, worked nearly five years to get the conviction reversed. She spoke with WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
First, remind us what happened that December night 13 years ago when Officer Lewis was killed. …