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* UPDATED x2 * Pritzker says person who threw rocks at his home may be charged with stalking

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* Background is here if you need it. From today’s Gov. Pritzker news conference…

Q: Governor, should a person who was arrested be held in custody that was breaking windows at your home?

A: Should they be held in custody? They should if they meet the requirements. But let’s say, criminal property damage is one thing. Stalking, which is something that it appears that this person may be charged with. Also, this is not the first time they’ve come by our home. And so I don’t know what the state’s attorney is going to do with regard to that. But I can say that, collectively, those could lead to somebody being held in jail and not let out.

*** UPDATE 1 *** ISP…

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 1 announces the arrest of 38-year-old Adam A. Dabash of Villa Park, IL for two counts of Stalking (Class 4 Felony) and one count of Criminal Damage to Property (Class 4 Felony).

On October 9, 2023, ISP DCI was requested by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to assist with a Criminal Damage to Property investigation that occurred at Governor J.B. Pritzker’s residence in Chicago. CPD was able to successfully locate the suspect, later identified as Dabash, on POD cameras and took Dabash into custody without incident. ISP was subsequently able to identify Dabash as the same suspect who left letters at the Governor’s home on two occasions in August.

The joint investigation by ISP and CPD culminated in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approving the above-mentioned charges for Dabash. Dabash is being held at the Chicago Police Department’s 18th District lockup until his pretrial conditions have been set by a judge. No further information will be disseminated.

*** UPDATE 2 *** Confirmed…

A Cook County judge on Tuesday rejected a prosecutor’s request to have a man who allegedly stalked and threw rocks at the home of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker jailed as a safety threat. Judge William Fahy decided that the public’s safety could be assured by releasing the man, 38-year-old Adam Dabash, on electronic monitoring instead, according to court records.

Assistant State’s Attorney Anne McCord Rodgers told Fahy that surveillance video showed Dabash walking outside the governor’s home in the 1400 block of North Astor around 9:45 a.m. Monday. Dabash allegedly stopped twice to throw baseball-sized rocks at the mansion’s windows, then returned to throw another rock at the windows. She said three of the governor’s windows were damaged, with one rock recovered from inside the mansion and two found outside. […]

Dabash destroyed the mattress in his police holding cell and told officers at the police station that Illinois has a “m****r f****r for a governor.” […]

Rodgers said he has no criminal background.

It’s unclear why they didn’t also charge him with threatening a public official, which is on the list of alleged crimes that qualify for detention.

…Adding… Stalking, I’m told, is also a detainable offense.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 1:12 pm

Comments

A person has committed violence towards another person. There is a provable pattern of staking. It should not matter that the Governor is the victim. If this person meets the threshold of a detainable offence, then off to jail they go.

Comment by Nagidam Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 1:31 pm
=== If this person meets the threshold of a detainable offence, then off to jail they go. ===

Shouldn’t we check his bank balance first? /s

Comment by vern Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 1:50 pm
In Wisconsin a few weeks ago, a disturbed man with a handgun came into the capitol looking for the governor. He was arrested, bailed himself out and came back to the capitol a few hours later with a rifle.

Let’s end this threat while we’re only dealing with rocks. I hope the prosecutors make a strong case for holding this person until trial and getting them some help while they’re waiting for trial.

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 2:08 pm
But the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association told me that, due to the SAFE-T Act, an unknown person could sit in my backyard and all they could do is issue a ticket. /S

Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 2:19 pm
This type of garbage needs to end now.

I’m not talking about the act of breaking any windows.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 2:29 pm
This is the exact kind of thing I hope the Act corrects and this person is denied bail.

Comment by Lurker Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 3:02 pm
“should a person who was arrested be held in custody that was breaking windows at your home?”

Was this witless “gotcha” from Amy?

Comment by Larry Bowa Jr. Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 4:04 pm
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/10/man-accused-of-stalking-jb-pritzker-throwing-rocks-at-his-mansion-is-released-on-electronic-monitoring.html

Comment by Stu Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 4:06 pm
I hope he is charged with destroying the mattress as well.

Comment by Big Dipper Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 4:52 pm
I fear we will hear more from this guy before we get to trial.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 4:58 pm
least restrictive means. i believe thats what the statute says.

Comment by gfalkes Tuesday, Oct 10, 23 @ 5:42 pm