IL: Woman jailed for using handgun to defend herself

[Alamo]

https://herald-review.com/news/loca...cle_10749bcf-b54e-5517-8a64-8de6ccd97187.html

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Police responded to man who went to hospital with GSW. Man told police his ex-wife shot him in front of his home.

Police contacted her and say she shot him in self-defense when he was beating her inside of her car. She sustained injuries to her face and had a shunt in her head from previous injury, which per police spokesman could make a blow to head fatal.

Man was arrested and preliminarily charged with domestic battery and unlawful vehicular invasion. He poste $10K bond was was released.

She was arrested and preliminarily charged with aggravated unlawful use of a firearm for not having a carry license and is held (as of writing of article) on $75K bond.

Macon County State's Attorney office has jurisdiction.


Since there's the implication she was beaten before by him, I have no idea why she would be in front of his house. They do have a 3 yo child (lucky kid is probably in CPS hands now), so maybe there was a visitation event going on? Doesn't mention child was present?

But as the article presents the story, this is a travesty.

 

[JettaKnight]

Since there's the implication she was beaten before by him, I have no idea why she would be in front of his house. They do have a 3 yo child (lucky kid is probably in CPS hands now), so maybe there was a visitation event going on? Doesn't mention child was present?

Often those in that situation don't have a track record of stellar decision making.


Nevertheless, it's outrageous that she's held with a $75K bond and his is only $10K, above a beyond even being charged.

 

[HoughMade]

If the facts come out and support her account, these are the kinds of cases that can encourage positive changes in the law.

 

[Bigtanker]

I though it was this story,
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/30/20989538/2-charged-shooting-14-year-old-girl-little-village

That’s when the 14-year-old pulled out a pellet gun, struck Diaz on the head with it and tried to take the woman’s property without paying for it, according to police, who didn’t say what was for sale.

Diaz then allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot the teen in the chest.

Diaz, who has a valid FOID card but no concealed carry license, was arrested in Cicero about an hour after the shooting, police said

But I guess it was another one.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

It's Illinois. They don't care. They won't care, ( and you can't make them ) until they literally run the entire state into the ground and the feds have to take over. They they'll be crying about tyranny. Literally the only solution short of a federal takeover is for the non Chicago counties to petition congress to form another state..

 

[churchmouse]

It's Illinois. They don't care. They won't care, ( and you can't make them ) until they literally run the entire state into the ground and the feds have to take over. They they'll be crying about tyranny. Literally the only solution short of a federal takeover is for the non Chicago counties to petition congress to form another state..

Chitcago has been a festering malignant tumor for many many years even before any of us were born.

 

[Vigilant]

Chitcago has been a festering malignant tumor for many many years even before any of us were born.

With good food.

 

[churchmouse]

With good food.

Love the Pizza.

 

[jedi]

well at least she will be safe now since she is in jail. Ex-husband cant beat her in there.

 

[cbhausen]

Sounds like a good case for jury nullification if the jury pool wasn’t a bunch of brainwashed sheep, which I’m sure they are.

 

[PistolBob]

The state of Illinois is such a hellhole....I have no idea why anyone in their right mind would even want to live there.

 

[Ark]

Abuser gets released with $10k bond, victim gets kept in jail with a $75k bond.

The state of Illinois fears women who defend themselves with firearms more than they fear men who bludgeon women to death.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

My sister and brother in law live in Edwardsville. They were a little bit pissy over the 30,% income tax hike.

 

[jedi]

??? What tax hike on what??

 

[JettaKnight]

Love the Pizza.

You mean that casserole Chicago calls pizza?


Don't get me wrong, I love it too.

 

[russc2542]

Gonna have to keep this one in the back pocket in case the family conversation over the holidays touches on guns to make their heads spin. several uber-feminists and mostly anti-gun liberals.

You mean that casserole Chicago calls pizza?


Don't get me wrong, I love it too.

Call it whatever you like, it's damn good.

 

[HoughMade]

Gonna have to keep this one in the back pocket in case the family conversation over the holidays touches on guns to make their heads spin. several uber-feminists and mostly anti-gun liberals...

Sounds like you're fun at parties.

 

[Sigblitz]

If this was an Indiana person, with a protection order, she would be able to carry.

 

[chipbennett]

Shannon Watts could not be reached for comment.

 

[carry205]

It's Illinois. They don't care. They won't care, ( and you can't make them ) until they literally run the entire state into the ground and the feds have to take over. They they'll be crying about tyranny. Literally the only solution short of a federal takeover is for the non Chicago counties to petition congress to form another state..

So true. I’m still a prisoner in this god forsaken state. Am retiring next May, house hunting now, in Missouri. I envy you folks in Indiana, and Missouri, you can exercise your 2nd amendment rights. Even though my pension will be taxed, it will still be cheaper to live elsewhere. As someone else up thread said, taxes just took a big hike, in addition to the exorbitant fees for a concealed carry license, there’s a push to investigate where all that money is going...it ain’t going to the isp to improve the system and streamline the wait...betcha I know where it goes...then comes Kathleen Willis trying to significantly increase the Foid tax, because she says the state needs it to help weed out people who shouldn’t have guns. This state is the laughingstock of the entire country.