"According to Chicago police, a repeat offender who was awaiting trial for an unrelated attack set a woman on fire as she rode a Chicago Transit Authority train downtown on Nov. 17. The woman, identified as Bethany MaGee, survived the attack but remains hospitalized with severe injuries. The accused attacker, Lawrence Reed, had been arrested 72 times over the past 30 years, federal prosecutors say."
"In the wake of the attack, Trump is stepping up the administration's opposition to no-cash bail policies that are designed to prevent the jailing of low-income criminal defendants who cannot afford to pay the bail a judge has set. At the annual White House turkey pardon this week, Trump blamed Democrats for the attack on MaGee and repeated his claims that crime -which is down in Chicago and many other parts of the country -was "out of control." In a statement later in the day, the White House amplified its criticism of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats who support the state's bail policy."
A woman was set on fire while riding a Chicago Transit Authority train downtown on Nov. 17 and remains hospitalized with severe injuries. The victim was identified as Bethany MaGee. The accused, Lawrence Reed, had been arrested 72 times over the past 30 years, including at least 15 arrests since 2016. Reed had been charged in August with aggravated battery and was released under an electronic surveillance agreement despite prosecutors asking that he be held without bond. President Trump intensified opposition to no-cash bail policies, blamed Democratic leaders for the attack, and the White House criticized Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for supporting the state's bail policy.
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