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Superintendent gary mccarthy responded when he was asked whether he supported evans. >> i'm not going to on that question. that's absurd. do i support him? if i didn't support him he wouldn't be there. >> reporter: the officer pleaded not guilty. the trial starts november 8th. officers protecting their own is hardly unique. and it is most often justified. but this wasn't the first complaint of abuse against lieutenant evans. simmons, a partially disabled man working for the water company won a $100,000 settlement against the city after he claimed evans beat him unprovoked after he tried to pos...

The wall. as gary tuchman shows us. >> what you're watch are chicago police protecting their own. a human shield of supporters and fellow cops surrounding commander evans as he leaves a courtroom in september of last year. >> commander. >> reporter: highly decorated cop charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct after tackling ricky williams in january 2013 on chicago's south side. police say evans was patrolling the area when he saw williams with a gun. evans chased williams down and tackled him in an abandoned home. >> the defendant then stuck his smith & wesson, .45 caliber, se...