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Cop Perjury Charge Leads to Dismissal of 156 Illinois DUI Arrests in Chicago

Chicago Officer previously honored for number of arrests for drunk driving in Illinois.

The state’s attorney’s office of Cook County, IL dismissed 156 misdemeanor cases of Illinois DUI following the indictment of the arresting officer for falsifying the arrest reports.

Chicago policeman John Haleas, 37, was indicted by a grand jury for perjury, obstruction of justice and official misconduct for lying about arrests for driving under the influence in Illinois. The charges are felonies. He reportedly falsely claimed that he had administered field sobriety tests to suspected drunk drivers. In a separate legal issue Haleas has been sued in federal court by one DUI defendant.

When the story first broke last year, the state’s attorney’s office dismissed about 50 cases and began the review of over 500 other cases of Illinois DUI in Chicago. Haleas has been honored three times by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists for compiling the most DUI arrests in Illinois.

Haleas has been suspended from the police force. He has a court appearance on April 25.

If you have been arrested for drunk driving in Cook County, Illinois you will need to hire a Chicago DUI attorney.

Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008
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