8-time felon gets 11 years for shooting at a cop in Rogers Park

Timothy Thomas (Chicago Police Department)

CHICAGO — An eight-time convicted felon has been sentenced to 11 years after pleading guilty to shooting toward Chicago cops who were chasing him in Rogers Park.

Timothy Thomas, 33, pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm toward a peace officer. Prosecutors dropped 21 other felonies that he faced, including multiple counts of attempted murder.

In September 2021, Chicago police officers pulled Thomas over after seeing him run a stop sign while turning near Jonquil Terrace and Bosworth.

The cops, driving an unmarked car in full uniform, activated their blue lights and pulled Thomas over. Prosecutors said he got out and began walking toward the officers’ car, disregarding their orders to get back into his vehicle.

Thomas allegedly slammed the squad car’s passenger door on the leg of an officer and then ran. The cop chased him.

As they turned a corner, Thomas pulled out a gun and fired one shot toward the officer, prosecutors said. The bullet struck the window of a home on the 7600 block of North Bosworth, but no injuries were reported.

Thomas fell on the sidewalk and allegedly tossed the gun into the street before getting up and running into an alley. Cops allegedly found him hiding on the third floor of a rear porch.

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