Destroy/conceal/fabricate evidenceFalse arrest or reportOther charges filed
Plaintiff:
Alton Logan
Incident date:
01/11/1982
Location:
11421 S. Halsted St.
Allegations:
In January 1983, Logan, then 28, was convicted of murdering a correctional officer and shooting a sheriff's deputy who were working off duty as security guards at a fast-food restaurant. Two other men committed the crimes. Logan's conviction was the result of misconduct by the investigating officers, including Cmdr. Burge, who failed to disclose evidence to prosecutors that Logan was not guilty and who conspired to build a false case against him. Throughout his 26 years in prison, Logan pleaded with the judicial system to hear evidence concerning his innocence. When the man who killed the correctional officer died in 2008, his former attorneys disclosed a 1982 affidavit pertaining to Logan's innocence and their client's guilt in the case. This led a judge to overturn Logan's conviction, and the state to grant him a Certificate of Innocence. Logan was 56 when he was released.