Federal authorities say they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald
who were angry about what they saw as a lenient sentence, for federal prosecutors to charge Van Dyke again.
But McDonald’s great-uncle, the Rev. Marvin Hunter, said that while he thought Van Dyke should have received a much longer sentence, he did not want to see Van Dyke charged in federal court. The U.S. Attorney’s Office statement Monday suggested another prosecution would not satisfy critics and that even if Van Dyke was convicted again, a federal judge would consider factors such as the time he has already served in prison and his good conduct behind bars that led to the his early release.
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