Man with Adam Toledo the night he was fatally shot by police pleads not guilty to gun charges
CHICAGO - The man who was allegedly with 13-year-old Adam Toledo shortly before the child was shot to death by a Chicago police officer in April is pleading not guilty to gun charges.
Ruben Roman, 21, is facing felony gun charges. He was initially charged with felony child endangerment for having Toledo with him.
That charge was not included in court on Wednesday.
Roman is on video firing the gun that brought officers to Little Village the night Toledo was killed.
Toledo was shot to death after being chased by an officer who responded to shots fired. Police body-camera footage shows Officer Eric Stillman shoot Adam less than a second after the boy dropped a gun, turned toward the officer and began raising his hands.
Chicago Police Officer Eric Stillman, who killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, acted within the law, his attorney says
The attorney for Chicago Police Officer Eric Stillman, who killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, said that Stillman was a decorated U.S. Marine who served in combat. The attorney says Stillman followed Chicago Police Department guidelines and followed the law.
Stillman chased the boy down a dark alley after responding to a report of gunshots. The shooting of Adam has sparked protests around the country.
Roman was arrested at the scene on misdemeanor charges of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, but he was later charged with felony counts of child endangerment, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm after investigators determined that he fired the gun several times before police arrived.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.