Chicago Police Officer Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment
Alphanso Talley, 27, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew, 28, at Swedish Hospital on April 25. Talley, a seven-time felon, was on pretrial release with electronic monitoring at the time of the alleged shooting and is accused of retrieving a gun from his hospital room. The case has drawn national attention and raised questions about pretrial release policies and defendant monitoring in Chicago.
Alphanso Talley entered a not guilty plea Wednesday in an Illinois courtroom to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew and the grave injury of Officer Nelson Crespo at Swedish Hospital on April 25. Talley, a 27-year-old with seven prior felony convictions, was on pretrial electronic monitoring at the time of the alleged shooting. According to prosecutors, Talley was arrested earlier that day in connection with an armed robbery at a Family Dollar, then requested hospital transport after claiming to have consumed narcotics. Prosecutors allege he retrieved a gun from underneath a blanket in his hospital room and shot both officers while attempting to escape custody. Talley's public defender noted documented mental health issues and a difficult childhood involving foster care. The case has drawn national attention due to Talley's status as a repeat offender on pretrial release under Illinois' SAFE-T Act, which established cashless bail in 2021.
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