A Country Club Hills alderman is claiming the city’s former inspector general threatened him during a Keith Sweat concert this month after the alderman voted to fire him.
But Ronald Evans, the city’s sacked inspector general, claims it was Ald. Leon Williams (2nd) who started it. Evans says Williams also threatened to fire his wife, Police Chief Regina Evans.
Police said Williams, who filed a police report over the incident, claimed Ronald Evans approached him on Aug. 6 at the Country Club Hills Theater, outside the Sweet Georgia Brown liquor tent while rhythm and blues singer Keith Sweat was performing.
The city council eliminated Evans’ position on Aug. 1 for budgetary reasons. Two days after he was let go, Regina Evans went on disability leave and Lt. Mark Scott was appointed interim police chief.
Williams said Ronald Evans asked him for a cigarette and he obliged, police said. Williams claimed Evans then balled up the cigarette, threw it on the ground, stepped in Williams’ face and said “What are you going to do about it?”
Two men stepped between Williams and Evans and separated them, police said.
Evans had a different story.
He says the argument started when Williams approached him near the liquor tent and said, “Yeah! Do you have a problem? What are you are you going to do about it.”
Evans told police he replied, “Excuse me?” to which Williams said, “Yeah we got you, and your wife is next.”
The two men who separated Evans and Williams said they did not hear any threats or see any contact between the two men. One of them said Evans was at the liquor tent for 45 minutes to an hour when Williams started talking to him.
No charges were filed in the matter.
The SouthtownStar reported last month that the Evanses filed for bankruptcy in March, listing $4.5 million in debt and only $400 in assets in a checking account.
The couple has lawsuits pending against them, their companies and a non-profit foundation Regina Evans started. They also face foreclosure on several properties. Not to mention millions of dollars are missing from the government grants that were given to them.
