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Man kills teen girl, blames gang The Associated Press
Ward eventually told police that there getting killed every day,” he said in an interview. Kenneth Williams, a gang supeWard’s lawyers have tried to rior in the 4-6 Terror faction of the block prosecutors from using his Gangster Disciples, to open fire into admissions at trial. They argued the park where Hadiya and other that police psychologically coerced King College Prep High School and lied to Ward. honors students were seeking shelBut Judge Nicholas Ford ruled ter from a rainstorm. Tuesday that Ward understood “I didn’t want to do it.... I didn’t what he was doing when he talked want to do it at all,” Ward said to to police and that his statements police detectives. can be used at trial. According to the transcripts, he A trial date hasn’t been set, but also claimed that he “didn’t have a Ward’s attorney said Tuesday that choice” but to get involved in a gang she likely will need another year to dispute after his friend was killed. prepare for the case. “We ain’t got no choice if we out Ward has pleaded not guilty.
Chicago | A man accused of fa- he felt pressured by co-defendant
tally shooting a Chicago honors student claims a gang leader had pressured him to open fire, according to interviews with police. Recently released transcripts of police interviews with Michael Ward offer a glimpse into the tactics used by officers while investigating the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, the Chicago Tribune reported. Documents show officers tried to use the national attention garnered by Pendleton’s death to convince Ward to speak following his arrest.
City Crime The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. March 8 possession of drug paraphernalia. • Sidiq Salisu, 18, of Calumet • Justin Chow, 20, of Chicago, City, was charged with possession was charged with disorderly house. of cannabis. • LaShawn Jackson, 21, of DeKalb, was charged with disrupMarch 9 tive intoxication. • Kehinde Idowu, 22, of North • Shaquille Neals, 22, of Chicago, Aurora, was charged with obstruct- was charged with possession of ing identification. cannabis. • Ryan Goberstein, 27, of Northbrook, was charged with soliciting March 12 without a license. • Kelly Precious, 21, of Richton • Kwabena Aboagye, 28, of Har- Park, was charged with driving on vey, was charged with soliciting a suspended/revoked license. without a license. • Eric Jennings, 22, of Berkeley, was • Leandrew McNair, 20, of Chi- charged with possession of cannabis. cago, was charged with soliciting • Nathan Sweeney, 34, of DeKalb, without a license. was charged with stalking. • Kofi Toliver, 18, of Chicago, was • Michael Bass, 20, of DeKalb, charged with soliciting without a was charged with two counts of dolicense. mestic battery. • Savannah Frazier, 20, of Chicago, was charged with soliciting March 13 without a license. • Corey Turner, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with driving on a susMarch 10 pended/revoked license. • Charmaine Mackey, 23, of • Gary Covington, 21, of DeKalb, DeKalb, was charged with two was charged with driving on a suscounts of credit card fraud. pended/revoked license and posses• Michael Wasniak, 25, of Syca- sion of cannabis less than 2.5 grams. more, was charged with retail theft. • Larel Hopkins, 22, DeKalb, March 14 was charged with two counts of • Tyesha Stephens, 27, of DeKalb, domestic battery. was charged with fighting within • Deja Brown, 19, of DeKalb, was the city. charged with retail theft. • Lakeisha Winters, 24, of • Ashley Villarreal, 19, of DeKalb, DeKalb, was charged with fighting was charged with retail theft. within the city. • Keith Noone, 26, of North Aurora, was charged with possession March 15 of drug paraphernalia. • Daniel M. Senderak, 56, of Yor• Alexander Martinez, 20, of kville, was charged with driving on Wildwood, was charged with a suspended/revoked license.