Oct 24, 2007 3:41 pm US/Central
$1.5 Million Bond For Teen Charged With Shooting
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―
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Lasean Jackson, 17, has been charged with the murder of 10-year-old Arthur Jones, who was caught in gang crossfire Oct. 17.
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Bond was set at $1.5 million Wednesday for a 17-year-old boy charged in the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Arthur Jones.
Cook County Criminal Court Judge Colleen Ann Hyland set bond at $1.5 million for Lesean Jackson, according to Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. Jackson's next court date is scheduled for Nov. 19 at noon in Violence Court.
Jackson, of 5155 S. Union, was charged with one count of first-degree murder Tuesday in the Oct. 17 fatal shooting, state's attorney's office spokesman Andy Conklin said. He was the third teen charged in the shooting.
A 14-year-old and Steven McCaskill, 17, have also been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly handling a weapon used in the Englewood shooting.
Witnesses identified Jackson as one of at least two people who fired shots during a gang confrontation between the Black P-Stones and the Gangster Disciples, Area 1 Cmdr. Patricia Walsh said. Arthur was struck by stray bullets as he walked with a friend to a fast-food restaurant about 4:35 p.m. in the 700 block of W. Garfield Blvd.
Police said they're looking for a second gunman who, like Jackson, is affiliated with the Black P-Stones.
Prosecutors allege McCaskill went to his grandmother's home and retrieved the gun. Police said he admitted "passing the weapon." McCaskill was ordered held on $500,000 bond during a hearing Saturday. Juvenile Court Judge Terrence V. Sharkey ordered the 14-year-old boy held. Each is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, and one count each of reckless discharge of a weapon and unlawful use of a weapon, Simonton said.
Arthur, of Chicago, was pronounced dead at 5:05 p.m. at University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Police News Affairs Director Monique Bond said Tuesday the shooting infuriated Englewood residents who "put a lot of pressure on the offenders" to surrender. "There were a lot of witnesses who really came forward," Bond said. "That's very rare."
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