A 33-year-old man on felony pretrial launch is now dealing with tried homicide fees after allegedly capturing his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend on the West Aspect sidewalk final month.
Deontay Logan was ordered detained by Choose Rivanda Doss Beal following a listening to by which prosecutors laid out the small print of the June 1 capturing within the 3600 block of West Polk Road.
Based on a detention submitting, the 27-year-old sufferer was strolling residence from the CTA Blue Line’s Homan station round 3:55 a.m. when his ex-girlfriend referred to as and he “acquired upset.” As he approached her residence, which occurred to be alongside his route residence, he tried to interrupt a window on a Buick owned by the lady’s sister however fled when she noticed him, the submitting mentioned.
Moments later, the identical Buick approached him—this time along with his ex behind the wheel and Logan driving within the passenger seat, based on prosecutors. The sufferer informed police he noticed Logan elevate a gun and open hearth. He was struck twice within the higher left leg as he fled, ultimately collapsing within the close by residence of his present girlfriend.
An officer posted within the neighborhood for the Chicago Half Marathon heard the gunfire and noticed the sufferer operating. Police and paramedics discovered him bleeding on a bed room ground with a firearm close by on a dresser, prosecutors mentioned.
License plate readers recognized the Buick, and the sufferer later supplied an Instagram photograph timestamped about an hour after the capturing that confirmed his ex driving the identical automobile, with Logan within the passenger seat, the detention submitting said. A search warrant executed on Logan’s Instagram account allegedly turned up a number of photos of him with firearms and a publish made after police arrested his girlfriend, warning that individuals to not discuss to legislation enforcement.
Logan’s girlfriend was later launched with out fees.
On the time of the capturing, Logan was out on pretrial launch following an April 12 arrest in Wrigleyville. In that case, police mentioned he punched two males and was discovered carrying a baggie with 100 suspected oxycodone tablets. He additionally has a 2022 conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, for which he obtained a 30-month jail sentence.
Logan is now charged with tried homicide and aggravated battery by discharging a firearm.
Logan is the tenth individual this yr charged with capturing, killing, or attempting to kill somebody in Chicago whereas on felony pretrial launch. These ten instances contain 23 victims, three of whom died.
The “not horrible” collection
This report continues our protection of people accused of killing, capturing, or attempting to kill or shoot others on pretrial launch for a felony allegation. CWBChicago started our collection of reviews in November 2019 after Prepare dinner County Chief Choose Timothy Evans publicly said, “We haven’t had any horrible incidents happen” underneath the court docket’s bond reform initiative.
The precise variety of murders and shootings dedicated by individuals awaiting trial for felony allegations is undoubtedly a lot larger than the numbers seen right here. Since 2017, CPD has introduced fees in lower than 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of murders, based on town’s knowledge. You may see the entire “not horrible” tales right here.
