Ousted Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson 'turns himself in after his wife accused him of pushing her during domestic incident at their home'

Ousted Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson has turned himself in after his wife accused him of pushing her during a domestic incident at their home, according to a report.

The 61-year-old's wife, police lieutenant Nakia Fenner, accused him of turning physical after a 'verbal altercation escalated' on Friday night. 

Police were called to Johnson's home near 33rd Place and Racine Avenue by a third party at around 9.30pm but no injuries were reported and no arrests made, a source told the Chicago Sun Times.

Johnson 'shoved' his 44-year-old wife, according to WBBM, but had left the home by the time police arrived so was listed as 'wanted,' before turning himself in. 

It comes after it emerged that Johnson is being sued for sexual assault by his former security guard, the same woman he was filmed kissing and drinking with in October last year – for which he was fired. 

Eddie Johnson and wife Nakia Fenner at the Chicago Police Foundation annual True Blue Gala 2019 in November 2019

Chicago police Officer Cynthia Donald who last week accused Johnson of sexual harassment in a lawsuit (pictured outside her lawyer's downtown Chicago office on October 15)

Opening the door of his home on Saturday, Johnson told a WBBM-TV reporter: 'We had a disagreement. We are fine.'

A source close to the former chief told the Sun Times 'this thing has been blown out of proportion.'

On October 15, Johnson's former security guard and driver accused him of sexual assault and harassment.  

Cynthia Donald, 45, had been drinking with him the night he was eventually found slumped at the wheel of his car. He was fired over the incident and lying about it. 

On Thursday, she filed a lawsuit against him in which she claimed he'd victimized her for years.

She claims he sent her nude photographs, forced her to engage in sex acts and sexually harassed her at work. 

The lawsuit claims he intentionally moved her onto his security detail in 2016 because he was attracted to her then, three months later, pushed her onto a couch, took off her pants and performed oral sex on her without her permission.

He then ejaculated on her, the lawsuit claims, and said: 'Now you belong to me.'  

'Superintendent Johnson used his position of power and authority over Plaintiff to pressure her into engaging in these sexual acts by conditioning her employment and advancements within (the Chicago Police Department) upon her submission to unwanted and unwelcomed sexual activity, promising her promotions, and berating her whenever she summoned the courage to resist his advances,' the lawsuit alleges. 

Donald is shown speaking at a virtual press conference with her attorneys on Thursday 

In 2019, when Mayor Lori Lightfoot found out about the night out that cost Johnson his career, Donald says she was treated unfairly because she was transferred to the records division of the police force.  

Lightfoot fired Johnson in extraordinary fashion, publicly shaming him for allegedly misleading her and the public. He'd been due to retire anyway. 

Johnson and Donald were seen kissing at a bar in Chicago on October 16th. Surveillance footage showed them kissing repeatedly inside Ceres Bar, which is known for its heavy pours. 

Later that night, Johnson was found alone slumped at the wheel of his car. He had been drinking. 

The Office of the Inspector General also released a report last week which detailed the drink-driving incident.

The lawsuit claims Mayor Lori Lightfoot told Johnson to 'dump' Donald from his security detail and move her to a desk job 

It said that the former chief consumed around 10 drinks in the downtown bar before driving a city-owned vehicle back to CPD HQ at Bronzeville to drop Donald off.

From there he headed towards his house in Bridgeport but was discovered at the intersection of 34th Place and Aberdeen, asleep behind the wheel of the SUV.

On October 15, Donald and her attorneys held a virtual press conference where they said she'd been subjected to 'sexual and emotional torture'. 

They also said he 'forced' her to go with him to the bar that night.  

She said she'd decided to come forward because she wants other women who may have been victims of his to come forward to. 

'I am a 14 year veteran of the Chicago PD. 

'My hope is that other women who are also survivors will have the courage to come forward and speak out. The stories of abuse of other cops gave me the courage to speak.

'For more than three years, I was subjected to unwanted, uninvited sexual abuse, and intimidation in a hostile environment by my boss.

'He referred to me by derogatory names and in demeaning ways. 

'He referred to me as his girl. At times I was able to avoid his advances, he would tell me 'you got away this time'. 

'He made it clear I had to follow his orders, which included engaging in unwanted sexual acts with him in order to keep my job.'  

Cynthia Donald is suing Eddie Johnson claiming he forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2016 after having her reassigned to his security detail because he was attracted to her 

The night that led to his firing, Donald's attorneys say he 'ordered' her to go with him to Ceres. 

'He ordered Cynthia to come with him to a bar, which she did. Later that evening, he drove them back to HQ. She drove herself home.

'After that night, Lori Lightfoot was updated as to what happened and instead of speaking with Cynthia, she told Eddie to 'dump' Cynthia and put her in the records department at a desk job.'  

Johnson has not responded to her allegations. 

On Thursday, her attorneys said she never reported her allegations to the police because he ran the department.

'At no time was it consensual it was always under duress. She was always in fear that if she didn't comply she'd be terminated or demoted.

' reason Cynthia did not make a formal complaint is because of the culture at CPD. It's well-documented. We identify at least another three other CPD officers. This was the highest ranking officer within CPD. This is a boss with a badge and a gun. Someone Cynthia certainly didn't feel comfortable outing to anybody in CPD or in the Mayor's office.

'We were stonewalled when we asked for records... unfortunately that's what's happening at CPD. Officers don't feel comfortable or safe reporting bad behavior,' one of her attorneys said.