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Judge who released cop-killer locked up 2 courtroom deputies this week, union says
CWBChicago ^ | 9/11/26

Posted on 09/11/2026 5:08:21 PM PDT by CFW

The Cook County judge who released repeat violent felon Alphanso Talley on electronic monitoring before he was charged with killing a Chicago police officer is accused of holding two courtroom deputies in contempt this week for not immediately removing handcuffs from a different inmate charged with murder.

It’s an upside-down world in Judge John Lyke’s courtroom, where deputies are locked up and repeat violent offenders are sent home.

On Wednesday, two deputies were escorting the inmate into Lyke’s courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building when he ordered them to remove the man’s handcuffs, according to Teamsters Local 700, which represents the deputies. The inmate, who was not identified by the union, was classified as “high risk movement.” Sheriff’s Office policy requires a supervisor’s approval before restraints are removed from an inmate with that classification, according to the union.

When the deputies moved to call their supervisor, Lyke held Samuel Estrada Perez and Jarrett Kelley in contempt of court, the union said. Both deputies were taken into custody and stripped of their badges and protective equipment. Lyke then required them to apologize to the court under threat of up to 90 days in jail. They were released after apologizing.

The union is calling on Chief Judge Charles Beach to reprimand Lyke and reaffirm that Sheriff’s Office policy governs the movement of inmates into and out of courtrooms. The group said it is “weighing” a possible request for the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board to investigate Lyke.

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Editor’s note: CWB Chicago has learned of a pattern of similar conduct by the judge. We will be publishing a full report this weekend.

(Excerpt) Read more at cwbchicago.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; corruption; crime; judges

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This judge, and many others, need to be removed from the bench. This judge should actually be jailed, IMHO.
1 posted on 09/11/2026 5:08:21 PM PDT by CFW
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This judge should be sent to a Turkish prison for 20 years. On second thought, he'd probably enjoy that.

2 posted on 09/11/2026 5:13:17 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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3 posted on 09/11/2026 5:17:41 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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Judge John Lyke: Racist incompetent? Or incompetent social-communist?
/Cook County judge, democrat-anointed, democrat-maintained


4 posted on 09/11/2026 5:18:39 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Do the racist Islamics use their Communists as dupes? Or do the racist Communists use the Islamics?)
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CWBChicago
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Much MUCH more to come on this story.

We’ve learned that Lyke has threatened courtroom deputies with jail before.

And not just once before.

We’re comin’ with all the receipts....


5 posted on 09/11/2026 5:21:05 PM PDT by CFW
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Should be arrested and charged as an accessory to the crimes that were perpetrated.
Room temperature IQ as Rush always said


6 posted on 09/11/2026 5:21:27 PM PDT by TStro (Come and take it!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Reading CWBChicago and you get a pretty good idea why the city is in the shape it is in.

Another headline:

“4 Chicago police oversight commissioners tried to oust a colleague from superintendent search — then fought to hide the paper trail”

https://cwbchicago.com/2026/09/4-chicago-police-oversight-commissioners-tried-to-oust-a-colleague-from-superintendent-search-then-fought-to-hide-the-paper-trail.html


7 posted on 09/11/2026 5:23:02 PM PDT by CFW
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To: TLI

Another Fake judge but a Real Idiot


8 posted on 09/11/2026 5:29:08 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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Teamsters Local 700 is 101% Democrat - they support only Democrat Candidates and campaign for them. So...The deputies who were locked up undoubtedly voted for this Judge.


9 posted on 09/11/2026 5:34:23 PM PDT by EC Washington
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Again I ask or state... Who in their right mind would be a cop in a blue city? Especially a White cop in a black city? Every cop needs to quit and leave those democrat run s holes to their own devices.


10 posted on 09/11/2026 5:41:03 PM PDT by Organic Panic ( )
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“Every cop needs to quit and leave those democrat run shit holes to their own devices.”
They do quit doing anything…….but don’t resign so they still get paid.
The Islamocommie party is fine with it because they get paid by the taxpayers to screw the taxpayers too.


11 posted on 09/11/2026 6:19:33 PM PDT by doc maverick
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Racist incompetent? Or incompetent social-communist?

The two are not mutually exclusive.

12 posted on 09/11/2026 6:33:45 PM PDT by Avalon Memories (It seems to be a law of nature...that those who will not risk cannot win. --John Paul Jones)
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“Lyke held Samuel Estrada Perez and Jarrett Kelley in contempt of court, the union said. Both deputies were taken into custody and stripped of their badges and protective equipment.”

Did the judge do all this himself, or did he have some sort of Gestapo to take them into custody?


13 posted on 09/11/2026 6:46:39 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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Steve Urkel became a judge??? Who knew???...LOL

What should have happened is the deputies should have removed the cuffs from the arrested and immediately walked up and cuffed this moron so-called “judge”. Then, frog-marched his ignorant arse to the nearest cell, locked himup and flushed the keys down the nearest commode....whadda idiot...


14 posted on 09/11/2026 6:47:34 PM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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The bailiffs should arrested the judge, cuffed his ass and carted him off to jail.

I’d look for link between the judge and the perp.


15 posted on 09/11/2026 7:20:00 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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Sheriff’s Office in such cases should send deputies escorting handcuffed high risk defendant into THAT judge’s courtroom without keys to the cuffs. Requiring conversation with a supervisor, outside of direct reach of judge’s power base, to get any judicially desired keys delivered.


16 posted on 09/11/2026 8:51:00 PM PDT by JohnBovenmyer
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Impeach this godawful judge. Remove his sorry hide.


17 posted on 09/11/2026 11:35:58 PM PDT by gildafarrell (To Strive, To Seek, To Find and Not To Yield!)
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To: TLI

“Kneel before me white boys.”


18 posted on 09/12/2026 12:33:29 AM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6 Drool Britannia & No more Dots)
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My problem is that they were forced to apologize in order to not be jailed for 90 days - what “fellow officers” would arrest and jail them? Seems like Chicago has a serious problem.


19 posted on 09/12/2026 4:47:45 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: TLI

Singing Cook County my kind of place.


20 posted on 09/12/2026 6:07:32 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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