The officer pleaded not guilty on Friday after being charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. Each of the charges is a Class X felony with a minimum of six years of prison time.
Pinky the boxer is still missing two weeks after she fled from a home on the same day she was rescued from rising floodwater in Brentwood. A growing search effort is determined to find her.
The suit marks the latest conflict between a mayor who campaigned on rethinking public safety in the city and a resistant police force questioning her motives.
A week after the two were charged in early June in connection with burying the dead body, the detective served a search warrant on Facebook, to get access to their accounts.