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Man Convicted Of Murdering Chicago Police Officer Thor Soderberg

UPDATED: 9:29 p.m.

(CBS) -- A 29-year-old South Side man has been found guilty on all counts of murdering Chicago police officer Thor Soderberg in 2010.

Soderberg was shot in the back and point-blank twice in the head July 7, 2010, in the parking lot of the old Englewood District police station, at 6120 S. Racine Av., minutes after getting off work.

Judge Timothy Joyce, who resided over the seven-day bench trial, also found Bryant Brewer guilty of the attempted murder of three other officers and a handyman, as well as armed robbery.

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Brewer was charged with shooting Soderberg with the officer's own gun. The defense sought a finding of insanity or mental illness, but Judge Joyce said the defense did not present the evidence necessary.

Joyce called Brewer a "liar" and said he was "wholly unworthy of believability."

Attorneys representing Brewer argued that he suffered from schizophrenia, but Joyce said Brewer "acts like that because he wants to," such as when it could get him transferred to a different jail unit or yield a prescription for psychotropic drugs..

During testimony Tuesday afternoon, forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Mathew Markos testified that Brewer has an anti-social personality, not schizophrenia as other doctors examining him had diagnosed.

Markos said medical records indicate Brewer consistently showed signs of "aggressive" and "manipulative" behavior and even "fabricated psychological symptoms" and asked for medication simply for the "euphoric effect."

Anti-social behavior is not grounds for a finding of mental illness.

The forensic psychiatrist even spoke of Brewer boasting about his crime to other officers saying: "I'm going to smoke you mother (expletives) when I get out of here. I'm a cop killer."

Markos said he saw no sign that Brewer has remorse for killing Soderberg. During cross examination, Brewer's defense attorney William Wolf said his client was in fear of losing his life, saying Officer Soderberg, in his client's words, "…was going to do me in."

Wolf claimed that it was Soderberg, and not Brewer, who instigated the fatal confrontation.

Referring to multiple medical records, saying his client was feigning mental illness, Wolf asked about Markos' evaluation of his client.

"Did he make any attempt to feign mental illness with you?" to which Markos replied, "No."

When it was over, Soderberg's widow, Jennifer Louden, hugged Police Supt. Garry McCarthy and First Deputy Supt. Al Wysinger, both of whom sat in the front row with other top police officials.

McCarthy did not comment before leaving the Criminal Courts Building.

Joyce set sentencing for Sept. 9.

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