Saturday, July 27, 2013

How are Arrest Warrants handled?

What happens in McHenry County when a judge issues an arrest warrant?

Whatever does happen, it didn't happen quickly enough for Jackie Flores, 17, who died early Thursday morning in Harvard. By all reports, she was gunned down by Miguel Andrade, 19, the father of their 9-month-old daughter. Jackie was a senior at Harvard High School.

What happened after Judge Beaderstadt approved the Arrest Warrant on May 8?

How fast was it processed by the Court and given to the Warrants Division of the McHenry County Sheriff's Department (MCSD)?

Does a new warrant go to the bottom of the list? Are warrants prioritized? A warrant for an FTA on a speeding ticket ought to be a lot lower than one for a threat to kill someone.

How many unserved warrants are there at MCSD? How old is the oldest one?

On what date did the MCSD notify Harvard PD?

On what date did MCSD notify Belvidere (Ill.) PD and the Boone County Sheriff's Department, in whose jurisdiction Andrade may have lived?

Did Flores have any reason to believe that Andrade had a gun, or access to one? As a 19-year-old, he could not legally own a pistol.

Why isn't there an Order of Protection on file at the courthouse?

How many more girls in Harvard (and in McHenry County) are at a similar risk?

3 comments:

Joseph Monack said...

Gus, I gotta say it's sometimes overwhelming to read your 50 questions per story style, but I think you usually ask the right questions and someone needs to be doing it. With this story I think you are hitting the nail on the head. May 8th? That's almost three months old.
People don't like you and Cal because "you're a nuisance." "You ask too many questions." Well, if not you than who? The government deserves to be scrutinized. It's not our right. IT'S OUR DUTY!

Gus said...

Thanks, Joseph! I remember the days (way back when) when I tried to get all my thoughts on one typewritten sheet, 8½ x 11, of paper.

Now, with that "endless" sheet of paper, I can have more fun. Thanks for reading.

Maverick50 said...

Well said Joseph. We need more people standing up to the shenanigans that allowed to take place in our government!