AFFIDAVIT or. sets: assess I, Eruby Abrego, the Affiant herein_Declare under Penalty of Purjury pursuant_to 735 ILCS 5/1-109 that the following Statements are True and Correct in all matterS-asserted to_the best of my own personal Knowledge and Belief, In That: 1. On March 24th, was asleep at 3626 North Whipple when I was awakened_by a noise at-the back door of my sister's residence and I got up to go check it and observed Detective [Mojcik] breaking into the house using a Large screwdriver, there were at least four .other plain clothed officers/Detectives that entered the house and- ?drew their guns telling everyone to get in the living-room; . Detective [Wo'cik] asked me who I was and I told him that I was (Eruby Abregog, and detectiVe [Hojoik] stated: "You know what you did" and I denied knowing anything, Detective [Wojoih] began arguing with me until he became "Angry" and after-I was cuffed up; with . Detective Engle holding me, [wojcih] 'slapped' me twice in the face,- Detective [hojcik] grabbed my arm and told Detective [Engle] to? . bring my siSter [Debbie Daniels], we were escorted out of the second floor apartment to the stairwell, DetectiVe [hojcik].again 'slapped"me in the face and the Detectives began pushing me and-hitting me with their 'elbows' as we went down the stairs-until we.exited the building; he'were about to get into the Detective?s dark blue unmarked car when Detective [Wojcik]'asked me or stated: "Why did you shoot those' people_on Belmont"? and I responded by stating: didn't Shoot anyone on Belmont, and that if that is what this is about, I want a Lawyer". and Detective Lhojcik] then told me: "Isu'll get a Lawyer when you go to Court". The Detective's then told some 'other people standing on the sidewalk who were the first floor tenants to back away from_the'car as we were put in the car,{hy sister and I were taken to Area 5 Police station and put in Interrogation rooms, I was handcuffed to the wall; I was in the Interrogation room only for a short time when Detective [Hojcih] and [Engle] entered the room and without any rights being readto me they began questioning me, I continued to deny any invoIVement in any such crime. The Detectives left;. However, when Detective [Wojoih?'returned and again tried to question we and I continued deny any involvement, Detective [WojCih] became angry andig?gged.hitting me in the back, Chest and ribs about 20 to 25 times, Detective [hojcik] left the room; About two hours later, Detective [wojcik] returned to the Interrogatil room and'stated: "You'll rot in jail because your friends are fingering you", and again I continued to deny any involvement in anything; Detective [wojcik] only stayed for about ten to fifteen minutes and left; - '(Page 1 of 2 Pages) 73- . 10r 0? I remained handcuffed to the wall and was without food or water all night, however-a female officer once took me to the bathroom, the next day March 25, 1999 Detective [Wojcik] returned'and let me read the Statements of Juan Parra.and Jeremiah Cain, telling'me I was charged with the murder anyway, that I might as well confess and it would go easier on me, I still continued to deny any involvement, Detective [Hojcih] again left; . I remained in the Interrogation room all day and they would not let me go to the bathroom, and I had to urinate on the floor, and ;later that night when Detective [Wojcih] returned he saw the urine, and became angry again and started_beating_me, punching me about 20 more times in my stomach and ribbs. They then took me to another Interrogation room, and about 3:00 a.m. Detective [Hojcik] came back,'which would be the early a.m. hours of March 26, 1999, and told him I-needed Medical attention, [Wojoik]_tock me to the bathroom and told me to clean up, I threw up blood, and Detective [Wojcih] told no that I could go to the hospital if I confessed, I was scared of being hit anymore and wanted help, so.I told him_ I'll say whatever he wants, and [WojcikJ-just said tell her the' same thing as the others, which I'tOoh to mean what.[Parra] and -[Gain] had said in thier statements, I said Okay, I was then put back in the Interrogation room, [Wojcik] left for only a'couple of 'minutes and_returned with this lady, and she asked if I would give a court reported statement,_and I said yeah; I didn't say anything about being beaten at that time because I was-afraid of being hurt more if I said anything, the following -_day however, I was taken before the judge, and I Showed him the bruises and marks on my body, ribs.and arm where I had been beaten, I also told the nurse-when I was going through the physical, and I-watched the nurse'write down all the apparant injuries on the 'paper; - . . I was never visited by my attorney, after I told the judge and' showed him the injuries,-my attorney at another court appearance asked me who had beat me, I explained who did_it and when it occurred, and the attorney filed a motion to suppress the statement 'based on that, but never came to discusB the.details or where everything happened before the hearing on the metion, I immediately got another attorney after the hearing as he was totally incmpetent 'and didn't inveStigate anything and didn't even interview me about the Interrogation or the arrest prior to the hearing. - I,.Erubz Abrago Declare that I have read this two page Affidavit, and further Declare under penalty of purjury pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/1u109 that the Statements herein are True and Correct to the best of my Knowledge and Belief.-Further aff' nt sayth not.Dated: This WHY 2008. tn - of ?28th day RUB ABREGO ffiant) Stateville Correctional Gente 'P.0;Box 112 Joliet, Illinois 60434 (Page 2 of 2 Pages) . 22/