Chicago mayor’s neighbor killed woman with baseball bat, dumped her in the alley: prosecutors say

CWB Chicago ^ | May 30, 2023 | Anonymous

[PBRCat]

A man who lives across the street from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was held without bail Tuesday after prosecutors accused him of beating a woman to death with a baseball bat inside his home and dumping her body in the alley.

Arnel Smith, 64, is charged with first-degree murder and concealing a homicidal death.

A medical examiner who handled the 41-year-old victim’s case said they had “never seen so many injuries on someone’s body,” Assistant State’s Attorney Anne McCord said during Smith’s bail hearing.

[PBRCat]

Drug fueled violence and murder.

[dblshot]

Seems like mayor Brandon’s social counselors to reduce Chicago violence is a home run!

[House Atreides]

Oh, Arnel, how could you?

[linMcHlp]

Chicago stats: https://heyjackass.com/

[BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan]

Did the mayor think that was a little too close to home?

[Hot Tabasco]

If he’s so handy with a bat, maybe the Cubs could use him......

[CFW]

Was he wearing a yellow vest indicating he was a “social justice” counselor? If so, it was just due to the stress of his responsibilities.

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/05/chicago-parolee-beating-robbery-charge-mishandled-stress-of-peacekeeping-federal-offical.html

“Parolee charged with badly beating, robbing man ‘mishandled the stress’ of being a ‘peacekeeper,’ former federal official says”

[Eleutheria5]

Let’s go, Brandon. Common-sense bat control.

[linMcHlp]

Second City Cop: https://twitter.com/secondcitycop

Loop North News: https://www.loopnorth.com/index.html

[PBRCat]

There have been rumors alleging that Brandon Johnson spends a fair amount of time in suburban Du Page County, Illinois rather than in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago where this crime occurred.

[GingisK]

Blocked his view of the game, or pushed a button on the remote.

[Eleutheria5]

Wanted him to pay more attention to her. He did.

[dfwgator]

He got more hits than the White Sox.

[PGR88]

We need sensible baseball bat reform

[BigFreakinToad]

$h!tcongo is a clown show

[pierrem15]

Obviously Chicago needs bat control legislation.

[pierrem15]

"Smith has no criminal background and has been employed his entire life after earning a degree in childhood development, his lawyer said. He has worked for a child daycare center for the past five years. In his spare time, the lawyer said, he plays and sings in a blues and jazz band."

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***accused him of beating a woman to death with a baseball bat ***

See! All those gun laws paid off!

[Impala64ssa]

So that's what Negan's been up to. Moved next door to the Mayor now that the original Walking Dead went off the air

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Out of respect for the mayor, he didn’t use a gun?