Alexander Villa, convicted as one of the gunmen in the murder of Chicago police officer Clifton Lewis, was sentenced to life in prison Monday but vowed to appeal his verdict and maintained he was framed by police and prosecutors.
“First and foremost, my condolences go out to the Lewis family, but I’m not the person that did this,” Villa, 35, said as he stood at the defense table, facing a courtroom that was half-filled with his family and supporters, and half with Lewis’ family and uniformed CPD officers.
