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Chicago Public Defender charged with choking prosecutor

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

In the Chicago Sun-Times today: Cook Co. public defender charged with choking prosecutor: A Cook County public defender and boxer has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly choked a county prosecutor at the 26th and California criminal courthouse, authorities said. Henry Hams, 47, of Groveland Park, was charged this afternoon with aggravated battery in a public place and resisting arrest, said Cook County State’s Attorney spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. He has a bond hearing Friday. The victim, a 50-year-old assistant state’s attorney, was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital and released. Colleagues said he did not want to comment. An attorney for Hams could not immediately be reached for comment. State records show he obtained a one-year professional boxing license in 2006...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on June 03, 2010 (boomark / email).