Former Chicago police officer Van Dyke is out of prison. Will he face federal charges?

By Meha Ahmad
Chicago Police Laquan McDonald
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, attends his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, for the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, Jan. 18, 2019. Van Dyke is scheduled to be released from prison on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, after he served less than half of his 81-month sentence. Chicago Tribune via AP Pool
Chicago Police Laquan McDonald
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, attends his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, for the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, Jan. 18, 2019. Van Dyke is scheduled to be released from prison on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, after he served less than half of his 81-month sentence. Chicago Tribune via AP Pool

Former Chicago police officer Van Dyke is out of prison. Will he face federal charges?

By Meha Ahmad
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After serving less than half his sentence, former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was released from prison Thursday. Van Dyke was sentenced to six years and nine months for the 2014 killing of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald.

Reset discusses Van Dyke and whether the U.S. Department of Justice will be persuaded by public pressure to bring federal charges against him.

GUEST: Chip Mitchell, WBEZ criminal justice reporter