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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Teen Charged in Murders Could Go Home, Attorney Says: Court Watch

Also, five teens are facing an indictment in connection to the shooting death of a 17-year-old in a Chicago Heights park, and White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk's court date was postponed.

After sitting in jail for more than a year, one teen charged in the robbery and beating death of a Palos township couple could get the chance to go home if a judge rescinds a no-bond order. A bond hearing has been set for Mohammad Salahat, 18, on Monday in a Bridgeview courtroom with his defense attorney set to argue that a psychological evaluation will show Salahat is non-violent and won't be a danger to anyone if he is released. Salahat is charged with murder in connection with stabbing and beating death of John and Maria Granat, along with three alleged accomplices: Christopher Wyma, 18; Ehab Qasem, 20; and the couple's son, John Granat, 18. The four men have been in custody without bond since the incident. Patch rounds up the Southland…

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John

5:31 am on Friday, December 7, 2012

Go up with a bottle of Grey Goose and see if he signs that. lol   more ›

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Frankfort Township Man's Murder Case Stuck in Appeals Court

This Week in Court Watch, March 5: Mokena underage sexual abuse case; Oak Lawn election fraud case; and murder case hearings for Orland Park and New Lenox cases.

The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Will County and Cook County courts this week. FRANKFORT — A 2009 murder case involving a Frankfort Township man remains stalled at the appellate level. A state court will decide whether Brian Trainauskas’s constitutional right to counsel was denied during portions of a police interrogation. The Will County Sheriff’s Department charged Trainauskas with two counts of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide after he allegedly gave conflicting statements about finding the lifeless body of Monica Timar in his bathroom. While sitting in jail, in 2011, Trainauskas was then accused of plotting to murder a Will County prosecutor. Another status hearing for the latest charges was set …

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Court Watch: Accused Armed Robber May Enter a Plea

Also, lesbian-beating case, accused cancer-donation thief and others return to court next week.

The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. EVERGREEN PARK — Marcus A. Parker, a 23-year-old Evergreen Park resident charged with armed robbery on Chicago’s North Side, was arraigned Wednesday on a seven-count bill of indictment. Charges stem from an incident on Dec. 4 in which police said Parker and another man—Joel Shavers, 22, of Chicago—robbed a pedestrian in the 2900 block of North Mildred Street. At the time Parker was  carrying a loaded handgun, according to police, as well as several items reported stolen in that area over the preceding days, including cell phones and credit cards. Both men remained in jail Wednesday on a $400,000 bail. They may enter a plea when they return…

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Jesse Marx

6:24 pm on Sunday, January 1, 2012

JB, "Court Watch" is a weekly recap of high profile court cases through the south region of Chicago Patch (which includes a dozen communities, from Evergreen Park to New Lenox). This is our way of keeping readers informed about the status of notable cases, some of which can take months, even years, to come to trial. You'll notice in the link section above that we post separate articles if …   more ›

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