Judge pointed to SAFE-T Act, freed suspected cop killer on ankle monitor ‘over the state’s rigorous objection’

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Original Load Date April 28, 2026, 1 a.m.
Last Updated April 28, 2026, 1 a.m.
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![][1] _Judge John Lyke_ The Cook County judge who released a repeat violent felon with four pending felony cases on electronic monitoring last December, the same felon prosecutors now say escaped that monitoring and shot two Chicago police officers, killing one over the weekend, acknowledged durin...