A person accused of flashing gang indicators and pointing a gun at one other man in a McDonald’s car parking zone two years in the past, solely to get shot within the head as a result of the opposite man was an off-duty Chicago police officer, simply obtained a little bit salt in his wound: an 18-month jail sentence for illegally possessing the firearm.
However, with greater than 1,000 days of credit score constructed up from time in jail and on digital monitoring, 27-year-old Carlos Negrete isn’t anticipated to serve a single day in jail.
Prosecutors stated the off-duty officer had simply completed a shift at McCormick Place round 10:30 p.m. on June 9, 2023, and drove to the McDonald’s at 2844 West forty seventh Road. Surveillance video allegedly captured Negrete pulling his SUV alongside the officer’s automotive about half-hour later. Negrete exchanged phrases, flashed gang indicators, then pointed a handgun on the cop, prosecutors stated shortly after the capturing.
Believing he was about to be shot, the officer pulled his gun and fired, putting Negrete within the brow. Regardless of the wound, Negrete sped off and finally turned up at Mt. Sinai Hospital in the identical SUV, though it was being pushed by another person, officers stated.
Investigators discovered 4 spent shell casings within the car, however no gun on Negrete or contained in the SUV.
A jury convicted Negrete on July 31 of aggravated illegal use of a weapon and aggravated illegal use of a weapon with a risk of violence, however acquitted him of aggravated assault. On Thursday, Decide Steven Watkins imposed the 18-month sentence with 1,185 days of credit score.
On the time of the capturing, Negrete was already on bail for an additional felony gun case. Prosecutors dropped that matter in November 2024.
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