A Chicago cop acquitted of fatally shooting in a controversial ruling now wants criminal charges erased from his record

CHICAGO - Long before the release of the video of the Laquan McDonald fatal shooting ignited seismic change, the killing of Rekia Boyd at the hands of an off-duty Chicago police detective became a rallying cry against police use of excessive force.

In a rare criminal indictment against a Chicago cop, Dante Servin was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the innocent woman's death, but in a controversial decision, a Cook County judge acquitted him, prompting more public protests.

Then days before Servin faced a hearing to determine if he should be fired from the Police Department, the 21-year department veteran abruptly resigned, ensuring his pension wouldn't be threatened.

Now, 4 1/2 years after his acquittal, Servin is seeking to eliminate any official public record of the criminal charges he once faced,