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Man held in Back of the Yards cop shooting(Chicago Tribune (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) May 17--The brother of the man charged in the death of the bodyguard for Chicago Bears lineman Terry "Tank" Johnson was charged Wednesday with trying to kill a Chicago police detective, police said. Bobby Selvie, 22, is accused of attempted murder in the shooting of a police detective shortly before 1 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of West 50th Place in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Bobby Selvie's brother Michael, 34, was charged in December with killing Johnson's bodyguard at a Near North Side nightclub, according to sources. Bobby Selvie, in a statement he allegedly made to another person, admitted shooting a Wentworth Area detective who was chasing a fellow gang member near the Selvies' home, sources said. The detective, who was shot in the lower back, was reported in serious condition Wednesday. Investigators have been unable to question him. After executing a search warrant, police found two guns at Selvie's home, sources said. He was then arrested and brought in for questioning before being charged Wednesday. He was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Bobby's brother, Michael Selvie, was charged in the slaying of Johnson's bodyguard, Willie B. Posey, on Dec. 16 at the Ice Bar nightclub, 738 N. Clark St. Prosecutors have alleged Michael Selvie bumped into Johnson and the two exchanged words. The two men parted and Posey, who was Johnson's boyhood friend and housemate, stepped in and hit Michael Selvie, who then pulled out a gun and shot the bodyguard, prosecutors said. Bobby Selvie is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Thursday in the Cook County Criminal Courthouse. Copyright (c) 2007, Chicago Tribune Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |