Karol Chwiesiuk has finished doing something very few criminal defendants do: he testified in front of the jury and tried to explain why he thinks he is innocent.
Karol Chwiesiuk testified he hoisted himself through busted out windows instead of using the door because it would have taken longer to push through the crowd.A sidelined Chicago police officer and his sister were found guilty of charges related to the January 6 Capitol riot on Friday.
The city cop told jurors at D.C. federal court that he was committing no crimes when he climbed through a broken window that day of infamy.Chicago cop charged in Capitol riot case can be called an 'insurrectionist' at trial, judge rules The Chicago patrolman said he didn't vandalize anything, and didn't even know Congress was in session when he and his sister drove to D.C. to partake in the historic events. The officer sworn to serve and protect in Chicago claimed he saw no barricades or signs that indicated he shouldn't be there.Chwiesiuk was pictured on numerous security cameras played for the jury.
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