Justice Is Served - Shawn Gaston Found Guilty Of Murdering Chicago Police Officer Alejandro Valadez. Jury Rejects Defense Attorney John Paul Carroll's Nonsense.
The Chicago Sun Times reports that a jury tonight has found Shawn Gaston guilty of murdering Chicago police officer Alejandro Valadez. Earlier today, on the last day of trial, the jury was shown a videotape of Gaston confessing to shooting Valadez. Police found a .40 caliber gun along with a rifle and the .357 weapon tied to Valadez's murder in the trunk of Gaston's car. Gaston had denied driving that car, but the evidence showed that Gaston had received a traffic ticket in the very same vehicle just an hour before the shooting. State's Attorney Anita Alvarez told the jury during closing arguments that the "police did their job in this case and they followed the evidence." Gaston's attorney, John Paul Carroll, continued with his nonsense during the closing arguments by referencing the Salem Witch Trial, the ancient Roman philosopher Cicero and the Nazi "hero" of Nanking. He also claimed the guns were planted. Yeah, right. Carroll apparently had no explanation for the videotaped confession. Glad to see that justice was swiftly served. Gaston's co-defendants, Kevin Walker and Christopher Harris , are still awaiting trial.
