US EditionPritzker willing to tweak SAFE-T Act after woman set on fire on Chicago train
Lawrence Reed, with 72 prior arrests, allegedly set Bethany MaGee on fire on a Chicago Blue Line train; she suffered burns to 60% of her body and is expected to require months of treatment.
- On Monday night, 26-year-old Bethany MaGee was doused with gasoline and set alight on Chicago's Blue Line, fleeing the train and suffering burns to 60% of her body.
- After being freed in August this year, Lawrence Reed, 50, was released on an ankle monitor despite prosecutors warning Cook County Judge Teresa Molina-Gonzalez that his next crime would likely be violent.
- The criminal affidavit alleges Reed approached MaGee, yelling `burn alive b***h.` while surveillance footage shows him pouring gasoline over her, and he has 72 prior offences.
- MaGee had surgery earlier this week and is expected to remain in hospital for treatment and rehabilitation for at least three months, according to hospital statements and her family.
- Public debate has centered on judicial release practices after critics warned that cities must prevent another transit killing, invoking Iryna Zarutska to argue for stronger safety measures.
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Suspect With 70+ Arrests Was Free Under Illinois 'Cashless' Bail Before Brutal Fire Attack
Federal authorities have intervened to detain a 50-year-old man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train, arguing in court filings that the state’s judicial system failed to contain a violent offender who had been released pending trial under Illinois’ cashless bail laws. Lawrence Reed is now facing federal charges of terrorism […] Suspect With 70+ Arrests Was Free Under Illinois ‘Cashless’ Bail Before Brutal Fire Attack
Editorial: Blue Line horror brings a day of reckoning for the SAFE-T Act and hapless electronic monitoring in Cook County – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo
"Given that Electronic Monitoring has become the main alternative to incarceration under the SAFE-T Act when judges opt not to detain those accused of serious crimes, the currently lax state of EM enforcement obviously is a serious threat to public safety."
Chicago train attack suspect repeatedly violated curfew, movement restrictions, records show
Lawrence Reed faces federal terrorism charges after allegedly setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train, following repeated violations of his electronic monitoring curfew.
Lawrence Reed, 50, who has been arrested 72 times since his 18th birthday, is suspected of setting a 26-year-old woman on fire on a Chicago transit system last Monday. She was rushed to a local hospital with severe burns and is in critical condition, ABC reported, adding that the suspect was wearing a monitoring bracelet at the time of the attack.
Chicago: Repeat Offender Sets Woman on Fire
A 26-year-old woman was set on fire in Chicago by a repeat offender with a long criminal history. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy responded sharply to the incident by saying that the attack “would never have happened if the suspect had been behind bars,” and accusing Chicago authorities of failing to keep dangerous individuals off the streets. The attack occurred on the Blue Line on November 17th, at around 9:30 p.m. Surveillance footag…
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