Prosecutors: Chicago Thief Shoplifted 12 More Times After Release
A man is accused of shoplifting numerous times in Chicago after he was released due to Illinois' elimination of cash bail.
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A man is accused of shoplifting numerous times in Chicago after he was released due to Illinois' elimination of cash bail.
A man is accused of shoplifting numerous times in Chicago after he was released due to Illinois' elimination of cash bail.
It was after dark by the time Arthur Brown, skinny and shellshocked, walked out of Cook County Jail. A crowd of supporters was waiting. “That’s him! That’s him!” they screamed. “He’s free!” It was November 2017. Prosecutors had thrown out his case. For the 29 years leading to that exact moment, Brown had been locked up for a fatal fire he insisted he did not set. He walked out to a scrum of ...
Seeking more answers, Maggette said he filed a FOIA request for the ballistic report. In a letter dated May 18, 2022, COPA denied Maggette’s request, saying,
Illinois law and Cook County rules give judges the power to impose and enforce deadlines, hold to account a no-show witness or an unresponsive record-keeper, and actively inquire about what needs to be done and how long it will take to do it.