Pat Quinn commuted the 40-year sentence of Howard Morgan, who was convicted of shooting at four Chicago police officers - As a "FUCK YOU" to cops in Illinois

Quinn commuted the 40-year sentence of Howard Morgan, who was convicted of shooting at four Chicago police officers during an early morning traffic stop in 2005 in the Lawndale neighborhood. Morgan, who was a Chicago police officer before becoming a railroad cop, claimed he was the victim of overzealous officers. But police said Morgan fired at them first, and testimony indicated he fired 17 times, while he was hit more than two dozen times.

Morgan’s trial attorney, Sam Adam Jr., has always maintained his client’s innocence but doubted he would ever receive clemency.