January 7, 2017

4 ordered held without bail in alleged hate-crime attack streamed live on Facebook

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-facebook-live-attack-charges-met-20170106-story.html

"One day after a chilling live Facebook video made headlines, four suspects appeared in a packed Cook County courtroom Friday to face hate crime charges alleging they beat and tortured a mentally disabled teen in an attack that once again put the city's ugly violence problem on display.

Dressed in street clothes, the four entered bond court amid heavy security, Cooper smirking as he walked to stand before the judge. As Assistant State's Attorney Erin Antionetti detailed the charges, a friend of the victim's family seated in the courtroom gallery nodded her head and wiped tears from her eyes.

A short time later, Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil ordered the four held without bail, citing the egregiousness of the allegations."

I hadn't heard about this part until late this evening. So basically they beat this guy and demanded ransom from his mother during the event.

"For the first time, authorities alleged that Hill, who knew the 18-year-old victim from attending the same alternative school in Aurora, first beat the victim in the back of a van after he became angry that the teen's mother was contacting him by Facebook about her son's whereabouts. Prosecutors said Hill demanded $300 from the victim's mother if she wanted her son back."