CHICAGO (CBS) — A day after he was mistakenly released from the Cook County Jail, authorities continued to search for a man charged with threatening gay clubs in Lakeview.
Chicago Police confirmed Shane Sleeper was accused of threatening to blow up gay bars in Lakeview.
(Shane Sleeper/Source: CPD)
According to the Cook County Sheriff’s office, Sleeper had been in custody on misdemeanor charges, which were dismissed.
Police said the state upgraded the misdemeanors to felonies, unbeknownst to Cook County, which is why he was able to go free when the misdemeanor charges were dismissed.
The sheriff’s office said it was never notified by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office or any other office that Sleeper had been indicted on any other charges.
“We don’t have a crystal ball. Unless we are advised of expected indictments or court orders, we are required to follow whatever orders we have, which we did in this case,” says Cook County Sheriff’s spokesperson Cara Smith.
The state’s attorney says Sleeper was in custody when the Sheriff’s Office brought him to court yesterday. He was arraigned in a felony trial courtroom where he was assigned a no bail status and left in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is actively working with Chicago Police to apprehend Sleeper. Anyone with information pertaining to Sleeper should call 911.
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