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Chicago anti-violence worker found in home with gun, suspected narcotics, and $50,000 cash, prosecutors say
CWB Chicago ^ | January 12, 2023 | CWB Chicago staff writers

Posted on 01/12/2023 9:06:08 AM PST by Salman

Chicago — Chicago police who executed a search warrant in Humboldt Park allegedly found a man who works full time as a violence interrupter naked under a bed with $50,000 cash on the floor, suspected narcotics in the room, and a gun on the kitchen window sill, officials said.

Jerel Taylor, 30, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, possession of heroin, and possession of a controlled substance in the wake of the Friday morning search warrant execution in Humboldt Park. Judge Mary Marubio ordered him to pay $500 toward bail to get out of jail.

Chicago police raided the apartment in the 1100 block of North Avers around 8 a.m. and found the loaded pistol on the kitchen window ledge next to bags of suspected crack cocaine before making their way to a nearby bedroom, prosecutors said during Taylor’s bail hearing.

A woman seated on the bed told officers there was no one else in the room, but cops allegedly saw Taylor’s feet sticking out from under the bed and “removed him,” according to prosecutors. Prosecutors added that $50,000 in cash was also on the floor.

Because Taylor was naked, officers asked him where his clothes were, and they allegedly found suspected heroin next to his pants. More crack was allegedly found on a bedside table, along with Taylor’s driver’s license.

Taylor’s record includes five felony convictions for narcotics-related offenses since 2018, according to prosecutors.

His attorney said he lives in the home with his mom, sister, and brother, so he may not be responsible for the items the police said they found in the apartment.

Taylor is a high school graduate who works full time for a safe street patrol in Humboldt Park, the lawyer said, adding that he also works for the CeaseFire anti-violence group.

He is scheduled to be in court again on Friday.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
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What is a violence interrupter?

The Wikipedia article may be somewhat biased, but will give you the general idea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_interruption

1 posted on 01/12/2023 9:06:08 AM PST by Salman
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Taylor’s record includes five felony convictions for narcotics-related offenses since 2018, according to prosecutors.

And they found him with at least two types of "suspected" drugs ...

How's that famous "war on drugs" going, guys?

2 posted on 01/12/2023 9:08:12 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Salman

We have all learned it from the Clintons.

Whatever crime you are committing, first - accuse others of that crime. Second, get involved with an organization that collects money to promote the exact opposite


3 posted on 01/12/2023 9:08:34 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Salman

What Color would this hero be??


4 posted on 01/12/2023 9:08:37 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Salman

Hey, it’s a DemocRAT run city. In such a septic environment, such an individual is considered to be a first-class, law abiding citizen.


5 posted on 01/12/2023 9:08:54 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: NorthMountain
he also works for the CeaseFire anti-violence group.

CeaseFire is an anti-Second Amendment group dedicated to disarming honest citizens. No surprise they have criminals working for them.

6 posted on 01/12/2023 9:09:14 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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“ Judge Mary Marubio ordered him to pay $500 toward bail to get out of jail.”

Here’s the real crime.

L


7 posted on 01/12/2023 9:10:33 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Salman

Jerel, Jerel, Jerel. How could you?


8 posted on 01/12/2023 9:11:56 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Salman
[naked under a bed with $50,000 cash on the floor]


9 posted on 01/12/2023 9:12:17 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: NorthMountain

Everyone at the top of CeaseFire is a criminal. The rank and file members are just too gullible to figure that out.


10 posted on 01/12/2023 9:14:03 AM PST by real saxophonist (Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
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To: PGR88

Nailed it.


11 posted on 01/12/2023 9:15:26 AM PST by Jonny7797
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To: Salman

Oh, it’s a cottage-industry insider position!

Got it!


12 posted on 01/12/2023 9:18:36 AM PST by ExTxMarine (Diversity is necessary; diverse points of views will not be tolerated.)
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“What is a violence interrupter?”

Well, they are basically a “go between” between the cops and the street gangs. And they don’t hire squeaky clean model citizens for the job. I think pretty much all of them are “ex” gang members (which is a joke, since you don’t leave a gang except in a casket).


13 posted on 01/12/2023 9:18:40 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Salman

14 posted on 01/12/2023 9:24:09 AM PST by CtBigPat (The time of Crisis is ending. Now comes Normalization.)
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To: Salman

WTF is a violence interrupter? Don’t people have real jobs anymore? I honestly have more respect for ditch diggers. I’m not sure how to write that without sounding condescending, really I’m not. I was raised in a family that valued work, for the sake of work. It didn’t have to be prestigious, but it had to require effort.


15 posted on 01/12/2023 9:26:29 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
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Whatever these commies say or do they are doing the opposite.


16 posted on 01/12/2023 9:27:27 AM PST by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: Ann Archy

Well, it should be easy. He was hiding under the bed with his feet sticking out. LOL.


17 posted on 01/12/2023 9:27:51 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Amerika! The whole world is watching and laughing their asses off. )
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To: NorthMountain
CeaseFire is an anti-Second Amendment group dedicated to disarming honest citizens. No surprise they have criminals working for them.

Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Who else has more to gain than a criminal from disarming law abiding citizens?

18 posted on 01/12/2023 9:28:41 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
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To: Salman

Out on low or no bail. Charges quietly dropped. You just know it’s coming.


19 posted on 01/12/2023 9:29:32 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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“Judge Mary Marubio ordered him to pay $500 toward bail to get out of jail.”

Here’s the real crime.

Yup. A guy with $50,000 in cash money laying around the house should pay at least $1,000 to get out of jail...

20 posted on 01/12/2023 9:31:27 AM PST by null and void (LibWhacker ~ "Thank goodness for bureaucrats." (taken grossly out of context by nully...))
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