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Chicago Man Gets 12 Years for Dragging Officer During 2021 Traffic Stop

Bodycam video with his surrendered license enabled a quick identification that led to an arrest four days later.

Overview

  • Jermaine Little, 40, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
  • Judge William Gamboney sentenced him to 12 years for attempted murder with a concurrent three-year term on the weapons charge.
  • The August 13, 2021 stop at 63rd and State followed a ShotSpotter alert, and an officer fired a round that missed after being dragged as Little reversed.
  • Police say he abandoned the car near 61st and Indiana, then was arrested four days later while hiding in a car at a South Side Burger King, where officers recovered a handgun.
  • Court records credit him with 1,534 days already served, and prosecutors said the injured officer sustained bruising and was later reported in good condition.