In August 2015, Thaddeus “T.J.” Jimenez — a wannabe Chicago gang boss with millions of dollars from a wrongful-conviction verdict — took aim from his Mercedes convertible and shot a man in the legs as “Ave Maria” blasted on the car stereo and an associate caught it all on a cellphone video that went viral.
On Wednesday, nearly eight years later, Jimenez pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and was sentenced to 12 years in state prison, wrapping up the last criminal case he faced.
