CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has ruled that DNA taken from the gun that a Chicago police commander allegedly shoved into the throat of a suspect can be submitted as evidence during his trial. Cook County Judge Diane Cannon during a Wednesday hearing denied the request from Glenn Evans’ attorney asking to suppress the swab taken from his gun.
Prosecutors say the swab had DNA from the man who Evans chased into an abandoned house in January 2013. Prosecutors accuse Evans of shoving a gun down the man’s throat, among making other threats.
Evans has pleaded not guilty to aggravated battery and official misconduct charges. He commanded police in one of Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods before he was stripped of his police powers and service weapon.
