Judge acquits Chicago police commander of abuse charge despite DNA evidence

The Chicago Tribune reports:

A Cook County judge on Monday acquitted Chicago police Cmdr. Glenn Evans on charges he shoved his gun down a man's throat despite evidence showing the alleged victim's DNA on Evans' gun.

Judge Diane Cannon also played up the inconsistencies in Rickey Williams' account of the on-duty 2013 incident over the years, saying his testimony at the trial last week "taxes the gullibility of the credulous."

Williams was all too "eager to change his testimony at anyone's request to accommodate the evidence," the judge said.

The prosecution's strongest evidence — the recovery of Williams' DNA on Evans' service weapon — was belittled by Cannon as "of fleeting relevance or significance."

Imagine that.