ROCKFORD — Two Thomson Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional prison time for assaulting another inmate.
U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. on Thursday sentenced JASON MACKENZIE, 40, to eight years in prison, and CHRISTOPHER D. BARROW, 39, to eight years and nine months. These sentences must be served after their current sentences are completed.
The sentences were announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and Emmerson Buie, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Vincenza L. Tomlinson.
Barrow and Mackenzie admitted in plea agreements that on May 8, 2019, they punched, kicked, and stomped the head and body of another inmate multiple times, causing serious injuries.
A third defendant, BRADLEY SHELTON, also pleaded guity and admitted participating in the assault. Shelton is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Tharp on March 15, 2022.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has introduced a new tax proposal targeting major social media companies as part of his effort…
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have reached a $1.5 billion, four-year contract that will shape classrooms across…
Europe and North America are confronting an unusually early and intense surge of bird flu, with outbreaks spreading across wild…
Chicago Fire FC and the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois are partnering to host the Fire Up Blood Drive, a…
Former Illinois Representative Jeanne Ives said Chicago is effectively bankrupt and that investors are signaling growing concern over the city’s…
A growing number of farm animal sanctuaries across the country are promoting an alternative Thanksgiving tradition that invites families to…
This website uses cookies.