Chicago Cop Who Fatally Shot Laquan McDonald Wants to Skip Court AppearancesBreanna Edwards3/23/16 1:31pmFiled to: NewsFiled to: NewsSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkChicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke leaves the Criminal Courts Building in Chicago on Dec. 29, 2015, after pleading not guilty to first-degree murder charges related to the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesShare This Story