A Chicago police sergeant pleaded guilty today to using his police muscle in a scheme to steal drug money from a courier in the now-shuttered Ida B. Wells public housing complex on the city’s South Side.
Ronald Watts, 50, a 19-year veteran of the department, had been scheduled to go on trial next week but instead, he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of public funds during an appearance before U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman.
He did so without an agreement with prosecutors on what his recommended sentence would be. He faces up to 21 months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, according to prosecutors.
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