It’s another horrific, tragic story, the likes of which we’ve been seeing all too often these days. A convict serving a 16-year sentence for a home invasion and aggravated assault was released early in Illinois in early March, and the very next day, he invaded the apartment of Laterria Smith and stabbed her and her 11-year-old son, killing the boy.
The brave youngster was trying to save his mother from the attack, and was stabbed in the chest.
The killer, Crosetti Brand, 37, who was previously in a relationship with Smith, was let loose on March 10. He was cut free even though he’d sent threatening texts to her in January and had a long rap sheet of domestic abuse.
The chair of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Donald Shelter, and board member LeAnn Miller resigned in disgrace after the outcry against Brand’s release and the senseless death of the young boy. Miller was an…
