Cook County Judge Dennis Porter stared out across his packed courtroom Monday and offered a warning to anyone prone to emotional outbursts: “It might be a good time to leave right now.”
No one moved.
And then, in a case that has become part of the national discussion about police-involved shootings, Porter made a shocking announcement: He was dismissing all charges against an off-duty Chicago Police officer accused in the March 21, 2012, shooting death of Rekia Boyd.
Then, briefly, chaos ensued as Boyd’s brother Martinez Sutton screamed: “You want me to be quiet? This m—–f—– killed my sister!”
As the accused, Dante Servin, 46, hugged family and his attorneys, Sutton and two dozen or so supporters were hustled out of the courtroom surrounded by Cook County sheriff’s deputies.
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