Suspect charged with burning cross in Chicago's Grant Park appears in court

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Original Load Date June 18, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 18, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suspect-charged-with-burning-cross-in-chicagos-grant-park-appears-in-court/3950857/

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A man charged with lighting a cross on fire in Chicago’s Grant Park will not be detained pretrial, a judge ruled during a court hearing Thursday. 21-year-old Merlin Lu turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday, and is facing multiple charges in connection with the June 9 incident in which a cro...