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    Fired Chicago police chief apologizes for 'lapse in judgment' but denies lying to mayor

    by Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune Dec 03, 2019 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - In his first public comments since his firing, former Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson issued a statement Tuesday denying he intentionally lied to the mayor or public but admitting that he made "a poor decision and had a lapse of judgment" on the late weeknight in October when he was found asleep in his running vehicle at a stop sign.

    "That was a mistake and I know that," Johnson said in the statement. "I have no interest in fighting a battle for my

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