Bodies, Corpses and Crime

CWB has been killing it all year long, embarrassing the lame-stream media, time-and-time again with their crime reporting. This week was no exception.

First, another Brandon Body and a Conehead Corpse:

• Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to shut down Chicago’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection network appears to have delayed emergency responses to two more shootings since Christmas night, leaving one man dead and another critically wounded after neither incident triggered immediate 911 calls reporting gunfire.

  Both shootings occurred in areas that were previously covered by ShotSpotter sensors, which had routinely alerted police to gunfire even when no witnesses called for help. 

And then, this historic release:

• A Cook County judge approved a plea deal that allowed a man accused of robbing another driver during a road-rage confrontation to avoid serving any prison time, even though prosecutors said the robbery occurred while he was wearing an ankle monitor for a gun case.

  Robert Bray, 35, of Evergreen Park, was charged in September 2023 with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Court records show he was released on electronic monitoring after posting a $500 deposit on September 17, 2023, the final day Illinois courts set cash bail.

One of the last cash bail arrestees - but he wasn't done yet!

• Prosecutors said Bray was still wearing the ankle monitor when he became involved in a minor traffic crash around 4 p.m. on January 2, 2024, in the 100 block of East 47th Street. According to prosecutors, Bray exited his vehicle and aggressively confronted the other driver, a 29-year-old man, threatening him and demanding money. Prosecutors said Bray grabbed the victim’s phone and then instructed his passenger to steal the victim’s Jeep Grand Cherokee.

  Bray’s passenger followed those instructions and drove away in the SUV, prosecutors said. Meanwhile, Bray allegedly shoved the victim against a wall and choked him, according to the state’s allegations. Chicago Police Department surveillance cameras recorded the confrontation and captured Bray’s license plate, prosecutors said. Investigators also relied on ankle monitor location data and the victim’s identification of Bray in a photo lineup to make the arrest.

This a$$hole should be Exhibit #1 about how pre-trial detention is probably the most effective deterrent to reducing crime since he wouldn't be on the street to commit more crime. Instead, he's yet another example of what a short-sighted and stupid idea the SAFE-T Act was and remains.