Indiana’s Not To Blame For This Chicago Crime, Mayor Lightfoot

By Cam Edwards

We recently discussed Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s attempt to blame Indiana for her city’s violence while ignoring the problems in Chicago’s criminal justice system, and the website CWB Chicago has a perfect example of the light punishment handed down to armed criminals each and every day in Cook County courtrooms.

A Humboldt Park man was sentenced to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to having a handgun near Montrose Beach in May. Several beachgoers called 911 on the evening of May 5th to report a man firing a pistol near the harbor.

Witnesses directed officers toward two men who were walking away from the beach, one of whom was 26-year-old Sarong Gonzalez. A handgun was recovered, police said.

Prosecutors allowed Gonzalez to plead guilty to a reduced charge of unlawful use of a weapon and dropped two counts of being a felon in possession of a weapon.

Gonzalez’s sentence will be reduced by 66 days for time spent in jail awaiting a resolution to his case. The state will also reduce his sentence by 50% for good behavior. His anticipated parole date is Nov. 1st.

Here we have a convicted felon illegally discharging his …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms