Wrongly imprisoned man demands apology

CHICAGO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A man who spent the last 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit says he wants an apology from Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.

Alton Logan said after homicide charges against him were dismissed by a judge in Cook County, Ill., Thursday that the only person who should apologize to him is Daley, who was the state's attorney who sought the death penalty in his case in 1982, the Chicago Sun-Times said Friday.

"There's only one person whose mouth I want to hear that (apology) come out of, but I know he'll never say it... your mayor," Logan said after the judge's ruling.

Now 55 years old, Logan said he blames Daley for his conviction in the killing of security guard Lloyd Wickliffe during the robbery at a McDonald's. The charges against Logan were dropped after two lawyers for a now deceased convicted cop killer said their late client had confessed he committed the crime to them decades earlier. Logan said he would seek restitution for wrongful imprisonment.

Daley told the Sun-Times that he barely recalled Logan's case, due to the heavy workload in the state attorney's office at the time.

"I have no idea (whether an apology is warranted). You know how many cases we had in the state's attorney's office," the mayor said.