Ex-chief says he didn’t intentionally ‘deceive’ anyone

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press
Dec 3, 2019 Updated Dec 3, 2019
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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019 file photo, Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks as Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announces his retirement after more than three years leading the department in Chicago. Mayor Lightfoot fired Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Monday Dec. 2, 2019, due to his "ethical lapses."

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Ex-chief says he didn’t intentionally ‘deceive’ anyone

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a press conference at City Hall to announce the firing of Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, Monday morning, Dec. 2, 2019.

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a press conference at City Hall to announce the firing of Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, Monday morning, Dec. 2, 2019. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2019 file photo, Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson speaks in Chicago. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has fired Police Supt. Johnson due to his "ethical lapses" Monday, Dec. 2, 2019.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Ousted Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Tuesday that he didn’t “intentionally mislead or deceive” anyone about the mid-October night he was found sleeping behind the wheel of his SUV.

Johnson, 59, released a statement through his attorney a day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired him for “ethical lapses,” just weeks before he was set to retire. She said an inspector general’s report, which hasn’t been released publicly, revealed he misled her and the public about the circumstances of that evening and showed “flawed decision-making.”

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