| Source | WTTW |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Feb. 9, 2026, 2:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Feb. 9, 2026, 2:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/09/city-lawyers-recommend-paying-166m-man-who-spent-13-years-prison-after-being-framed |
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Chicago taxpayers should pay $16.6 million to a man who spent 13 years in prison
after he was framed by a disgraced former Chicago police detective for a 1991
murder, city lawyers recommended.
Demetrius Johnson was 15 years old when he was convicted and sentenced to 25
years in prison after being i...