A judge Friday acquitted Ruben Roman on gun charges tied to a shooting that set in motion a series of events that ended with 13-year-old Adam Toledo being gunned down by a Chicago Police officer in 2021.
A judge Friday acquitted Ruben Roman on gun charges tied to a shooting that set in motion a series of events that ended withJudge Charles Burns said that grainy surveillance video and forensic evidence put forward by prosecutors could not prove that Roman, then 21, was shooting at a passing car moments before police found Roman and Toledo walking in a nearby alley, or even that Roman had held the gun that was found next to Toledo’s body.
"I do not believe Mr. Roman is innocent, nor will I ever say that he is innocent. But there’s a difference between calling somebody innocent and saying someone is not guilty."Video released Thursday shows Chicago police arresting 21-year-old Ruben Roman after an officer fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo.
It was unclear whether Roman would be released Friday. He had been free on electronic monitoring until this August, when prosecutors filed a petition to revoke his bond after probation officers found bullets in the bedroom of Roman’s Maywood house during a home check.
Prosecutors alleged Roman, then 21, was standing beside 13-year-old Adam Toledo as Roman fired multiple shots at a car passing the intersection of West 24th Street and South Sawyer Avenue in the early hours of Mar 29, 2022, gunshots that tripped ShotSpotter sensors and sent officers to the scene.
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