Official resigns after probe into statements made in court about Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by Chicago police Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
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An official in the Cook County State s Attorney s Office resigned after an investigation into in-court statements made by a prosecutor suggesting 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was killed by Chicago police in March.
Staff were informed Wednesday that First Assistant State s Attorney Jennifer Coleman resigned, spokeswoman Sarah Sinovic confirmed in an email to USA TODAY. The resignation comes after a breakdown of communication that led to misleading statements being made in court in early April, according to a report released Wednesday.
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The McLean County judge who will determine a verdict in the June 2018 triple homicide on Bloomington s Riley Drive heard opening statements Monday in the case against Sydney Mays.
Mays is charged with nine counts of murder in the deaths of Nate Pena and Corey Jackson, both 22, and Juan Carlos Perez, 33. He also is charged with attempted murder for causing injuries that paralyzed Pena’s son, who was 4 at the time, and aggravated discharge of a firearm.
If convicted, Mays could be sentenced to life in prison.
In his opening remarks, First Assistant State’s Attorney Brad Rigdon said two sets of gunshots were fired from two different caliber weapons during the incident. Twelve rounds were fired inside the third-floor apartment on Riley Drive where Pena and Jackson were found. Another six rounds came from a second handgun used to kill Perez, described by Rigdon as a Good Samaritan who died as he went to check on the child after he hear
ROCKFORDâWinnebago County Stateâs Attorney J. Hanley announced his executive team during a news conference on Tuesday morning.
Hanley, a Republican who won election on Nov. 3, took office on Dec. 1 and spent the last two weeks sorting through the transition from stateâs attorney Marilyn Hite Ross before making leadership announcements on Tuesday.
His executive team will include First Assistant Stateâs Attorney Maria McCarthy, Civil Bureau Interim Chief Charlotte LeClercq, Criminal Bureau Chief Ken LaRue, Sex Crimes Prosecutor Kirstin Krivanec, Juvenile Unit Supervisor Rob Simmons and Misdemeanor Unit Supervisor Seth Wiggins.
McCarthy previously served as an assistant stateâs attorney in Cook County for nearly 30 years.