Officer Praised As Spouse, Colleague Funeral, from Page 1 Cheeks Before Kissing Her on the Forehead
Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com “His passion to serve others was one of his greatest qualities.” Unusual — Officer Rafael Villegas, speaking of friend and Officer Samuel Jimenez, 28, at his funeral deal in terrorism case Hillside man convicted under Alford plea, still asserts innocence By Jason Meisner Chicago Tribune Adel Daoud pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism charges al- leging he tried to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound car bomb outside a crowded Loop bar. He also entered a guilty plea to separate in- dictments ac- cusing him of soliciting the murder of an FBI agent and attacking a fel- low inmate with a jailhouse shank. Daoud In all, Daoud was convicted of 10 counts and faces up to life in ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE prison. But there’s a catch. Crystal Garcia, widow of police Officer Samuel Jimenez, holds the city of Chicago flag she was given after funeral services Monday. He still insists he didn’t do anything wrong. “My understanding is that I am pleading guilty, but I am main- taining my innocence,” Daoud OFFICER PRAISED AS told U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman near the end of an unusual, two-hour hearing at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. After a twisted legal saga that SPOUSE, ‘GUARDIAN’ has dragged on for more than six years, Daoud, 25, was convicted Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, was under what’s known as an Alford Made impression from honored as a loving husband, father, plea, a rarely used legal arrange- days at police academy; friend and colleague during the ceremony ment in which he acknowledged at the church in the northwest suburb.
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