Judge has deputies placed in custody for refusing to unshackle murder defendant

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Original Load Date Sept. 12, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 12, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/judge-has-deputies-placed-in-custody-for-refusing-to-unshackle-murder-defendant/3988185/

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A Cook County judge had two sheriff’s deputies detained this week for refusing to unshackle a man facing murder charges so he could embrace his family — a move the deputies’ union described as “an outrageous abuse of the court’s authority.” The incident happened Wednesday after Circuit Judge John F...