Posted on 10/20/2025 11:47:18 AM PDT by PBRCat
In early September, Kellen McMiller took part in a roundtable discussion with Gov. JB Pritzker at an event for anti-violence workers on the South Side.
McMiller, 35, even posed for a photo with the governor in his neon yellow peacekeeper vest. The photo would later appear in a press release touting how violence prevention programs are helping drive down violent crime in Chicago.
Just six days later, McMiller was allegedly involved in a smash-and-grab downtown that killed a man on his way to work.
McMiller was one of a dozen offenders who authorities say robbed a Louis Vuitton store of nearly $700,000 worth of goods on Sept. 11.
The crew fled the scene in getaway cars, and according to prosecutors, the one McMiller was in raced down Michigan Avenue, running red lights, until it slammed into an SUV driven by 40-year-old Skokie resident Mark Arceta, who didn’t survive the crash.
Arceta’s wife was expecting, and he died without ever meeting his newborn son.
McMiller and six other men are now facing charges of first-degree murder, burglary and retail theft in connection with the robbery.
In a statement, a Pritzker spokesperson said “we were extremely troubled to learn that this individual was arrested for his alleged involvement in this serious crime, and we expect them to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...
Peace is when all wealth has been redistributed. Except for Jabba The Pritzker’s wealth. And maybe Zer0’s wealth too.
C’mon, Man!
McMiller was just following the model of United Nations ‘peacekeepers’ around the globe. In so many places, UN ‘peacekeepers’ rape and pillage to ‘keep the peace.’ Some UN staff even join the terrorists. Just ask the Gazans.
McMiller should escape to the United Nations building and claim ‘sanctuary.’
What I did not see in the article was whether the accused was in jail awaiting trial, or out on bail (cash or cashless). If one of the charges was first degree murder, you’d think they should all be sitting in jail.
If one of the charges was first degree murder, you’d think they should all be sitting in jail.
Seems to be a prime flight risk. So no bail.
Good TV go by happened in the Miami Vice early episode wherein they arrested the Columbian Cordeleone and he fled after posting a 2 million cash bond. No bail, no problem
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