Judge overturns murder conviction of man who said he was framed by disgraced former detective

A Cook County judge has overturned a murder conviction against a man who claimed he was framed by disgraced former Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

David Colon, who now goes by David Lugo, spent 26 years in prison fighting his conviction and was eventually paroled in 2017.

Lugo was tried and found guilty of the 1991 murder of 16-year-old Michael Velez, who in July that year was riding a bicycle in Logan Square when he was shot multiple times, according to court records.

More than 20 people convicted in cases tied to Guevara have been exonerated, according to the Exoneration Project. Guevara has been repeatedly accused of engaging in misconduct, including fabricating evidence and police reports, and coercing witnesses to make identifications, sometimes using violence, according to court records.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2022/7/8/23200642/overturned-murder-conviction-david-colon-lugo-detective-reynaldo-guevara