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WHITE IRISHMAN MAN KILLS MAN GETS PROBATION
David Koschman died from a single punch thrown during a drunken argument in the early morning hours of April 25, 2004. Here's the timeline of what happened leading up to the incident and the events following Koschman's death.
2004:
- April 24: David Koschman and four friends head to Chicago’s Division Street bars for a night of partying.
- April 25: In the early morning hours an argument ensues between the Koschman group and a group of four which include R.J. Vanecko, Bridget and Kevin McCarthy and Craig Denham.
- Later that morning Nanci Koschman receives a call that her son is in the intensive care unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
- May 6: David Koschman dies at Northwestern Hospital.
- May 20: Police conduct a lineup with R.J. Vanecko at the Belmont and Western Police station. No positive ID is made, according to police.
2011:
- Jan. 4:Sun-Times reporter Tim Novak requests the Chicago police reports from the Koschman investigation through the Freedom of Information Act.
- Jan. 18: Chicago police release a heavily redacted report stating the Koschman case remained an open investigation.
- Feb. 28: The Chicago Sun-Times publishes its first piece on David Koschman. NBC5 News reports its first piece on Koschman, including the first interview with Nanci Koschman.
- March 1: Chicago police “close” the Koschman case stating that R.J. Vanecko threw the punch that killed David Koschman, but he did so in self-defense.
- March 24: Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, in her first comments on the case, says no favoritism was given to Vanecko; that Koschman initiated the fight; and said her office could not find a single report or case file relating to the Koschman investigation.
- Dec. 15: Attorney’s representing Nanci Koschman call for a Special Prosecutor. Those calling for the Special Prosecutor were Locke Bowman of the MacArthur Justice Foundation, Flint Taylor of the People’s Law Office and Andy Shaw of the Better Government Association.
2012
- March 29: A hearing is held at the Criminal Courts building on the motion to appoint a Special Prosecutor.
- April 23: Judge Michael Toomin appoints Dan Webb as Special Prosecutor.
- Dec. 3: Vanecko is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter in Koschman's death.
2013
- Jan. 21: Members of former Mayor Richard M. Daley's police detail were reportedly being questioned in the investigation of the involuntary manslaughter case against his nephew.
- Jan. 31: Special Prosecutor Dan Webb informs Cook County Board that the work of attorneys and staff looking into Koschman's death would be done on a pro bono basis.
- Sept. 19: Special Prosecutor Dan Webb releases report indicating there would be no new indictments in the case. His report was sealed.
- Sept. 24: Judge Maureen McIntyre sets Feb. 18 as the start date for Richard Vanecko's trial.
- Oct. 10: NBC Chicago and The Chicago Sun-Times file a motion to unseal the grand jury report regarding the death of David Koschman.
- Nov. 14: Judge Michael Toomin rules against NBC Chicago and The Chicago Sun-Times and orders the grand jury report regarding the death of David Koschman sealed under Richard Vanecko's trial.
2014
- Jan. 31:Vanecko reaches plea deal with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for 60 days in county jail, 60 days of home confinement with electronic monitoring, $20,000 in restitution and an apology. He also must spend the maximum 30 months on probation.
- Feb. 4: Special Prosecutor Dan Webb's report unsealed.
Published at 9:29 AM CST on Feb 4, 2014
Source: Timeline: David Koschman Case | NBC Chicago http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Timeline-David-Koschman-RJ-Vanecko-Richard-Daley-181887991.html#ixzz4G5lcdY9N
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Daley nephew’s probation ends in Koschman case
Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s nephew Richard J. “R.J.” Vanecko has completed his involuntary-manslaughter sentence for throwing a punch that killed David Koschman in 2004.
Maureen P. McIntyre — the McHenry County judge who handled the case after the Illinois Supreme Court decided too many Cook County judges have connections to the Daley family — terminated Vanecko’s probation Friday during a brief hearing in Woodstock.
OTIS LEE LOVE, JR. FILED A PETITION TO BE IN HIS DAUGHTERS LIFE 2 YEARS AGO BEFORE THE VERY JUDGES WHO HATE MEN OF COLOR AND HAS DEMONSTRATED RACIAL HATE BY CRIMINALIZING HIM FOR STANDING UP TO RACIAL INJUSTICE BY ENTERING AN ORDER OF PROTECTION AGAINST HIM.
HE HAS SPENT OVER $30,000.00 AND IS ON HIS 3RD OR 4TH ATTORNEY BECAUSE HIS PRIOR ATTORNEYS WERE ALLEGEDLY INTIMIDATED OR THREATENED AND THE VERY ATTORNEY WHO'S LAW FIRM AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDED HIM THEY MADE HIM A COOK COUNTY ASSOCIATE JUDGE--IN SPITE OF ALL THE MONEY DEPLETED AND LOSS OF JOBS AND HOMES TO SEE AND HAVE CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER HE HAS NOT SEEN HIS DAUGHTER BUT IS BEING FORCED TO TAKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLASSES FOR ACTS HE NEVER COMMITTED.
NOBODY INITIATED ANY INVESTIGATIONS INTO ANY OF THE RACIST ACTS LODGED AT HIM IN THE AFOREMENTIONED MANNER.
HE IS NOT ALONE, AS FOR MYSELF WAS LOCKED UP 5X'S ON A BOGUS COURT ORDER WHERE THE CASE WAS DISMISSED SEPTEMBER 17, 1987 MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MACHINE TRIED DESTROYING THE COURT FILE--SEE POST AUGUST 30, 2012, CHRONOLOGY OF UNLAWFUL CONTEMPT CHARGES IGNORED NEVER AN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE #BLACKANDBROWNLIVESDONTMATTER.
READ THE JUNE 3, 2012 POST HOW FEDERAL JUDGES ALLEGEDLY TOOK PART IN THE CONSPIRACY BY CREATING FABRICATIONS ABOUT ME CLAIMING THAT, I WAS ILLITERATE AND DID'NT PREPARE A PROPER COMPLAINT AND NO OPENING BRIEF--READ THE BRIEF AND COUNT THE NUMBER OF LAW FIRMS, I HAD TO FIGHT AGAINST SOME OF THEM WERE LAW PROFESSORS--LOOK AT THE DEC. 1, 2015 POST AT THE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS ENGAGING IN KU KLUX KLAN ACTS TRYING TO LYNCH ME IN THE COURTS.
POSTS MARCH 29, 2012, NOV. 28, 12, 2014 DEMONSTRATES THE MONSTROUS HATE DEMOCRATS HAVE ON PERSONS OF COLOR ESPECIALLY ARTICULATE HETEROSEXUALS.
NOT ONE MAN OR WOMAN WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WITNESSING THESE ATROCIOUS ACTS OPENED THEIR MOUTHS!
OTIS LEE LOVE, JR. FILED A PETITION TO BE IN HIS DAUGHTERS LIFE 2 YEARS AGO BEFORE THE VERY JUDGES WHO HATE MEN OF COLOR AND HAS DEMONSTRATED RACIAL HATE BY CRIMINALIZING HIM FOR STANDING UP TO RACIAL INJUSTICE BY ENTERING AN ORDER OF PROTECTION AGAINST HIM.
HE HAS SPENT OVER $30,000.00 AND IS ON HIS 3RD OR 4TH ATTORNEY BECAUSE HIS PRIOR ATTORNEYS WERE ALLEGEDLY INTIMIDATED OR THREATENED AND THE VERY ATTORNEY WHO'S LAW FIRM AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDED HIM THEY MADE HIM A COOK COUNTY ASSOCIATE JUDGE--IN SPITE OF ALL THE MONEY DEPLETED AND LOSS OF JOBS AND HOMES TO SEE AND HAVE CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER HE HAS NOT SEEN HIS DAUGHTER BUT IS BEING FORCED TO TAKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLASSES FOR ACTS HE NEVER COMMITTED.
NOBODY INITIATED ANY INVESTIGATIONS INTO ANY OF THE RACIST ACTS LODGED AT HIM IN THE AFOREMENTIONED MANNER.
HE IS NOT ALONE, AS FOR MYSELF WAS LOCKED UP 5X'S ON A BOGUS COURT ORDER WHERE THE CASE WAS DISMISSED SEPTEMBER 17, 1987 MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MACHINE TRIED DESTROYING THE COURT FILE--SEE POST AUGUST 30, 2012, CHRONOLOGY OF UNLAWFUL CONTEMPT CHARGES IGNORED NEVER AN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE #BLACKANDBROWNLIVESDONTMATTER.
READ THE JUNE 3, 2012 POST HOW FEDERAL JUDGES ALLEGEDLY TOOK PART IN THE CONSPIRACY BY CREATING FABRICATIONS ABOUT ME CLAIMING THAT, I WAS ILLITERATE AND DID'NT PREPARE A PROPER COMPLAINT AND NO OPENING BRIEF--READ THE BRIEF AND COUNT THE NUMBER OF LAW FIRMS, I HAD TO FIGHT AGAINST SOME OF THEM WERE LAW PROFESSORS--LOOK AT THE DEC. 1, 2015 POST AT THE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS ENGAGING IN KU KLUX KLAN ACTS TRYING TO LYNCH ME IN THE COURTS.
POSTS MARCH 29, 2012, NOV. 28, 12, 2014 DEMONSTRATES THE MONSTROUS HATE DEMOCRATS HAVE ON PERSONS OF COLOR ESPECIALLY ARTICULATE HETEROSEXUALS.
NOT ONE MAN OR WOMAN WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WITNESSING THESE ATROCIOUS ACTS OPENED THEIR MOUTHS!
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Vanecko declined to comment leaving court.
After twice being cleared by the Chicago Police Department when Daley was mayor, Vanecko pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2014, following a Chicago Sun-Times investigation that led to the appointment of a special prosecutor.
Now 41, Vanecko was given a 30-month sentence — 60 days in jail, 60 days on home confinement and the rest on probation — for the crime he committed when he was 29. At the time of his conviction, he was living in Costa Mesa, Calif., and working as a millwright. It’s unclear where he lives now.
Vanecko’s exit from Cook County’s probation rolls follows Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration’s decision earlier this year to fire or suspend six police officers involved in a 2011 reinvestigation of Koschman’s death prompted by the Sun-Times reporting. That investigation concluded that the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Vanecko punched the 5-foot-5, 125-pound Koschman in self-defense outside the late-night bars along Division Street on April 25, 2004. Koschman, 21, died of brain injuries 11 days later.
Special prosecutor Dan K. Webb impaneled a grand jury that indicted Vanecko in December 2012 and produced a report that attacked the police department’s self-defense conclusion and documented other problems with the 2004 and 2011 police investigations.
Webb, a former U.S. attorney, named the six cops in his report, saying he considered charging them with obstructing justice or official misconduct but didn’t have enough evidence to convict them.
Four of those officers — Chief of Detectives Constantine “Dean” Andrews, Cmdr. Joseph Salemme, Lt. Denis P. Walsh and Detective James Gilger — retired, avoiding discipline.
Detective Nicholas Spanos went back on the job this month after shaving 10 months off his one-year, unpaid suspension by cashing in accrued paid-leave time.
Sgt. Sam Cirone is challenging his one-year suspension before the Chicago Police Board. Meanwhile, Cirone is still collecting his salary and has full police powers while working “in an administrative role in the detective division,” according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
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