US EditionIllinois parole board members resign after granting release of man who fatally stabbed 11-year-old boy less than 24 hours later
- Laterria Smith was stabbed and survived an attack in her Chicago apartment, where her 11-year-old son was tragically killed.
- The suspect, Crosetti Brand, had a history of violence and was granted parole before the attack despite previous violations of protection orders.
- Smith sought a protective order in February, which was denied in court due to insufficient evidence of an emergency.
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Illinois parole board members resign after granting release of man who fatally stabbed 11-year-old boy less than 24 hours later
Board chair Donald Shelter and board member LeAnn Miller stepped down on Monday following backlash over the murder of Jayden Perkins, 11 by recently released parolee Crosetti Brand.
Parole board member resigns after releasing man who, hours later, allegedly stabbed 11-year-old boy to death
A member of the state parole board in Illinois has resigned her position after releasing a suspect with a history of violence and stalking who then allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend and fatally stabbed her son just hours later.On Monday, 63-year-old LeAnn Miller resigned her position on the Illinois Prisoner Review Board after drafting the decision to release 37-year-old Crosetti Brand back onto the streets late last month.By all accounts, Br…
Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy’s fatal stabbing by released inmate
The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have resigned, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced Monday.The governor’s office announced the pair’s resignations within hours of each other nearly two weeks after Crosetti Brand was released from Stateville Correctional Center. Brand is now charged with stabbing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and killing her 11-year-old son the day after his release.Pritzker’s offi…
Illinois Prisoner Review Board chair resigns after parolee allegedly kills 11-year-old, injures mother
CHICAGO — A shake-up at the Illinois Prisoner Review Board after the deadly stabbing of an 11-year-old boy following the accused suspect's release from prison. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Monday that prisoner review board member Lee Ann Miller and another member resigned after approving the release of convicted felon Crosetti Brand. A day after Brand's release, prosecutors in Cook County say he stabbed Jayden Perkins to death and al…
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