Jason Van Dyke Leaves Prison After Serving Half His Sentence
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The former police officer convicted of killing Laquan McDonald is released from prison.
After serving half of his sentence, Jason Van Dyke left prison today. The former Chicago police officer received an 81-month sentence in 2019 for killing Black teen Laquan McDonald. WTTW News reporter Matt Masterson joins us with more.
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Jason Van Dyke Leaves Prison After Serving Half His Sentence
Clip: 2/3/2022 | 2m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
After serving half of his sentence, Jason Van Dyke left prison today. The former Chicago police officer received an 81-month sentence in 2019 for killing Black teen Laquan McDonald. WTTW News reporter Matt Masterson joins us with more.
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