FOX NEWS
Nearly 1 in 12 criminal defendants released pre-trial on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, and authorities have no idea where they are, even as some in the program allegedly go on to commit violent crimes.
Data from the Circuit Clerk of Cook County shows that 246 out of 3,048 defendants released pre-trial and placed on ankle monitoring are missing and aren’t actively wearing their ankle monitor. Several individuals released pre-trial have gone on to allegedly commit violent crimes, like Alphanso Talley, who’s accused of murdering Chicago Police Department Officer John Bartholomew.
Hundreds of defendants on pre-trial release through the ankle monitor program accused of violent crimes:
- 13 individuals charged with attempted murder
- 103 individuals charged with sexual assault
- 21 individuals charged with murder
- 173 individuals charged with aggravated battery
Nearly 1 in 12 defendants on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, authorities say
State Rep. Chris Miller says Pritzker’s pro-criminal policies and the SAFE-T Act are to blame for violent criminals running the streets in our neighborhoods.
“The SAFE-T Act must be repealed today to restore law and order in Illinois,” Miller said. “JB Pritzker is responsible for nearly two-hundred and fifty violent criminals who are now missing. We are watching in real time the destruction and failures behind pre-trial release as more criminals are being released from jail and not held accountable for the crimes they commit.”