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* Tom Collins at Shaw Local…
A Marseilles man charged with murder was out of custody awaiting trial for multiple felonies when he allegedly killed his father – but Logan Petre wasn’t out because of the SAFE-T Act.
Petre, 21, is charged in La Salle County Circuit Court with first-degree murder. He would face 20 to 60 years in prison with no possibility of probation, if convicted of strangling Leo Petre in the family home. (Logan Petre could face additional time if also convicted of a pending home invasion charge.)
Though Logan Petre was out of custody at the time of Leo’s death, he wasn’t released under no-cash bail established by the SAFE-T Act. Instead, Petre had posted cash bond on his two pending felony cases from June 2023 (home invasion) and July 2023 (aggravated battery). Cash bonds ended in September as a result of the SAFE-T Act. […]
La Salle County State’s Attorney Joe Navarro said he made it a point, during the early hours of the investigation, to see whether Logan Petre had been released under the SAFE-T Act. That proved not to be the case. It was, in fact, victim Leo Petre who posted the $5,000 cash needed to bond his son out for home invasion, Navarro said. […]
“It does not change by opinion of the SAFE-T Act,” Navarro said, “but my understanding was Logan Petre was out on an ankle monitor and was supposed to be attending counseling. That was not followed up on.”
Home invasion is now a detainable offense.
…Adding… Very good point in comments…
Had it not been for those lawsuits by similar minded SAs, the SAFE-T act would have gone into effect on Jan 1, 2023 where this guy would likely not have been able to buy his way out.
Guess what? La Salle County State’s Attorney Joe Navarro was part of that lawsuit.
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:13 pm
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So the first thing the prosecutor did in the wake of this tragedy was to find out whether he could blame it on the SAFE-T Act? Yeah, that tracks.
Comment by charles in charge Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:26 pm
See, you didn’t need the SAFE-T Act to have bad leadership jeopardizing public safety in La Salle County. Turns out it was there all along.
Comment by Friday Addams Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:46 pm
Downstate DA’s and Sheriff’s will absolutely be running on their performance in keeping bad guys locked up (what they won’t tell you is that’ll have been due to the SAFE-T Act’s legislative authorities they vehemently opposed) in the not too distant future.
Comment by DuPage Dad Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:46 pm
@charles in charge: To be fair, anyone could see the question would come up quickly. It’s understandable he would want to be on top of it.
Comment by Benjamin Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:47 pm
This headline should read Safe T Act did not make us less safe.
Comment by Capitol Observer Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:49 pm
===“but my understanding was Logan Petre was out on an ankle monitor and was supposed to be attending counseling. That was not followed up on.”===
Interesting use of the passive voice there at the end.
Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:53 pm
“had posted cash bond on his two pending felony cases from June 2023 (home invasion) and July 2023 (aggravated battery)”
Had it not been for those lawsuits by similar minded SAs, the SAFE-T act would have gone into effect on Jan 1, 2023 where this guy would likely not have been able to buy his way out.
“It does not change by opinion of the SAFE-T Act,”
It should be rare for someone to openly proclaim facts do not change their opinions, but well…
Comment by TheInvisibleMan Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 3:59 pm
-”That was not followed up on” -
Who is that?
Comment by Dotnonymous x Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 4:00 pm
==To be fair, anyone could see the question would come up quickly. It’s understandable he would want to be on top of it.==
He knew it would come up because he and his fellow prosecutors and law enforcement have done such a thorough job creating a negative media narrative about the law through their relentless lies and fear-mongering.
Comment by charles in charge Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 4:11 pm
I’ve made up my mind (because of blatant political gamesmanship) and no facts will change it. So there[Banned Exclamation Point]
Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 4:14 pm
What you really want in a county prosecutor is someone who ignores facts and goes with their feelings.
Comment by Friday Addams Tuesday, Jun 18, 24 @ 4:29 pm
State’s Atty. Navarro is basically saying: Defendant failed to comply with bond conditions to wear an ankle monitor & attended counseling. Saying, it wasn’t followed up on, means he neglected to file a petition to revoke bond for these violations!
Comment by Watchdog Wednesday, Jun 19, 24 @ 8:28 pm