Two men arrested for allegedly trying to lure children into a van were released on electronic monitoring after a Chicago area judge was under the impression that child abduction and attempted child abduction were not detainable offenses under Illinois’s cashless bail system, the 2021 SAFE-T Act.
The judge was incorrect. So were the prosecutors. The obvious question: What the hell?
Two felons accused of luring children into a van where cops found condoms, lubricant and a mattress were NOT detained on the charges because prosecutors and a judge wrongly believed attempted child abduction was not detainable under the SAFE-T Act.https://t.co/yXRbg2S3Uh
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) April 4, 2024
As reported by CWBChicago, the two suspects, Kenchi Edwards, 60, and Kraig McCauley, 55, allegedly tried to lure several 14-year-old children into their van with promises of “games” and the…
