It's been a month and a half since Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was convicted of murder for killing 17 year old Lequon McDonald.

He's being held in a jail three hours west of Chicago as he

awaits sentencing. That likely won't be until the new year. In the meantime,

there's been a separate criminal case moving forward, one involving three officers facing

trial for their actions after the shooting. Prosecutors brought the charges

last year. Good afternoon. I'm here to announce the indictment by a special grand jury of three current or former Chicago

police officers.

Officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney and Detective David March have been charged with obstruction of justice, official misconduct, and conspiracy to commit both of these offenses.

These charges are brought in connection with the police involved shooting

of Laquon

Quand McDonald in October of 2014.

This indictment alleges that these defendants lied about what occurred during a police

involved shooting in order to prevent

independent criminal investigators from learning the truth.

The indictment makes clear that it is unacceptable to obey an unofficial code of

silence.

Van Dyke's trial was about his decision to shoot McDonald and the moments leading up to it.

This trial, starting Monday, will focus on what happened in the hours after the shooting.

There was a machinery in the cold silence was instantly put into the cold silence was instantly put into full effect he leaves

them no choice at that point but to defend himself.

It is his tendency to ignore.

If you would have had officers who would have stood up

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