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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Andy Grimm

Despite claims of police misconduct, no bond for man charged in 2011 cop murder

Police carry the casket at slain CPD Officer Clifton Lewis’s funeral in 2012. Tyrone Clay, who was arrested that year and charged in the fatal shooting of Lewis, was denied bond Friday despite his lawyers’ claims police covered up evidence that showed Clay was not involved in the murder. (Sun-Times file)

One of the alleged gunmen in the 2011 killing of Chicago Police Ofc. Clifton Lewis will remain in jail as he awaits trial for the murder, despite allegations police and prosecutors hid evidence showing he’s innocent.

Judge Erica Reddick ruled Friday that Tyrone Clay, who has been jailed without bond since his arrest in early 2012, will remain in custody despite allegations prosecutors withheld a trove of files and other evidence from Clay’s lawyers. That purportedly includes data from a PlayStation Clay said he was playing at the time of the murder and cellphone data that shows he was nowhere near the scene.

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