Gregory Small Jr found not guilty by reason of insanity
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It didn t have to be done that way : Mother of Man Shot By Chatham Police Speaks Out
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After two months of watching their brother recover from multiple gunshot wounds suffered during a mental health crisis where a Chatham Police officer shot him, sisters Sunshine Clemons and Shawnaci Schroeder took to social media this week to speak out for their brother, Gregory Small Jr. It s Mental Health Awareness Month and we really want to highlight changes that are needed in our society,” said Clemons, who is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Springfield. “We really need a mental health crisis response option other than the police.”
While the sisters hope talking publicly about their family’s recent experience will start productive conversations about mental health and bring awareness to how mental health crisis calls are handled, the family’s primary objective is getting the aggravated assault charge brought against Small dropped.
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East Walnut Street in Chatham 3/5/2021. Photo courtesy WAND-TV.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The Sangamon County State’s Attorney has proposed no criminal record against a Chatham who was shot by Chatham Police on March 5th, according to WAND-TV.
Gregory Smalls was shot by Chatham police officer Adam Hahn on the 1500 block of East Walnut Street while Smalls, 30, was cutting himself while holding a knife. Chatham Police said Smalls was not following orders to drop the knife when Hahn shot Smalls four times.
The Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright determined Hahn was justified, and Smalls was charged with aggravated assault; however, on May 12, 2021, Wright said he proposed a resolution to prevent the charges from showing up on Smalls criminal record.