One of the alleged gunmen in the 2011 killing of Chicago Police Ofc. Clifton Lewis will remain in jail as he awaits trial for the murder, despite allegations police and prosecutors hid evidence showing he’s innocent.
Judge Erica Reddick ruled Friday that Tyrone Clay, who has been jailed without bond since his arrest in early 2012, will remain in custody despite allegations prosecutors withheld a trove of files and other evidence from Clay’s lawyers. That purportedly includes data from a PlayStation Clay said he was playing at the time of the murder and cellphone data that shows he was nowhere near the scene.
Clay’s lawyer pointed out that when Clay goes to trial, one of those witnesses has recanted their testimony, and an appeals court ruled that Clay’s alleged confession to the murder can’t be used as evidence because of misconduct by the detectives who interrogated him."The only thing they have is two corrupted witnesses, and that’s supposing one of them will testify and the other will not be significantly damaged by cross examination," Assistant Public Defender Marijane Placek said.
Reddick in recent months has shown little patience for prosecutors and CPD lawyers as attorneys for the three defendants claim to have proof investigators hid evidence from the defense. Reddick had denied Clay bond twice previously, after a 2018 ruling tossing Clay’s confession because it was made after he’d asked for a lawyer, and again after an appeals court in 2020 upheld that ruling.
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