A Chicago man was sentenced to 18 months on drug charges in a plea deal reached after his attorneys uncovered white supremacist Facebook posts from a Chicago police officer who was a potential prosecution witness.
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman noted that 26-year-old Edwin Brownhad already served three years, and he was troubled that Brown had “over-served.” Brown pleaded guilty on Feb. 1 to heroin possession with intent to deliver in return for prosecutors dropping a gun charge.
The plea deal was offered after Brown’s attorneys cited several postings involving one of the arresting officers, Sean Najm. They claim Najm’s wife had posted “disturbing” white supremacist propaganda on social media.
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