CHICAGO — A Cook County jury on Tuesday awarded nearly $1 million to a Chicago police sergeant who, jurors said, faced retaliation after he raised concerns about a controversial 2017 police shooting on the Far South Side.
After two-and-a-half hours of deliberations, jurors returned their verdict in favor of CPD Sgt. Isaac Lambert, awarding his $910,000 in damages.
“To get dragged by the city for these last three years is unbelieavable, for looking out for a kid who couldn’t look out for himself, is just unreal,” Lambert told reporters shortly after the jury’s verdict was read.
“Right now I’m just happy that this is over and I can move forward with life and try to socialize a little more and do more with my family and friends,” Lambert added. “This is not a situation I wish on any police officer in the entire city of Chicago. To actually do their job, protect a citizen, and go through what I’ve been through. It’s not fair, it’s not right, it’s not just. It’s not what we do as police officers.”
Lambert brought his lawsuit against the city in 2019, alleging that he was removed from the CPD’s Detective Division after he raised concerns about the legality of the shooting of Ricardo Hayes by off-duty CPD Sgt. Khalil Muhammad in August 2017. Hayes — an unarmed 18-year-old with autism — was reported missing from his Far South Side home a few hours before he was shot.
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