Illinois burglary suspect released after stealing $68K in items on heels of state’s new cash bail elimination – FOX News

"The fact that Mr. (Terry) Johnson, who is currently on parole and now accused of a forcible felony, will be out on the streets pending his trial illustrates a deficiency in the new law," DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said. "I have been saying all along that after hearing the facts and circumstances of a case, a judge, not the legislature, is in the best position to decide if pre-trial release for a defendant is appropriate."
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Richard A Popp
2 years ago

He would have stolen more stuff, but he was laughing too hard to carry any more stuff.

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Truth Seeker
2 years ago

Mr. Berlin barely pushed back against this law. He did not join the other States Attorney’s in suing the State. He worked with the Dems to fix some bugs in the law and now he is complaining about it? This is the best we can get to represent the people in Dupage County.

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Giddyap
2 years ago

Illinois is now an international joke thanks to IL Dems and their Crime Purge law

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