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the Will Grundy Major Crimes Task Force announced that veteran Joliet police officer Brian Lanton was justified in his shooting of Cord Whitmore on Jan
(File mugshot via Will County Jail )JOLIET — Three-and-half years after Joliet police officer Brian Lanton shot Cunningham neighborhood resident Cord Whitmore in the chest at Whitmore's mother's house where he lived
the Joliet 33-year-old now finds himself facing a new charge: obstructing a peace officer
A criminal complaint submitted by the Joliet Police Department indicates Whitmore knowingly obstructed the performance of Officer M
The court records indicate Whitmore pulled away or refused commands to remain in a specific location on the scene of the traffic stop
and Whitmore refused to submit to handcuffing
Joliet Patch wrote several stories about the non-fatal shooting of Whitmore in 2021
Joliet police went to the 1200 block of Nicholson Street
Whitmore lives at the house with his mother
and she was not home at the time of the shooting
Whitmore was shot three times by Officer Lanton
It was reported to members of the task force
that one of the officers went to his squad car to obtain paperwork on mental health facilities to provide to Whitmore," Joliet police said at the time
Whitmore was speaking with Joliet Police Officer Brian Lanton on the front porch of the residence
the offender produced what appeared to be a handgun and pointed it at Officer Brian Lanton."
knowing Lanton was a police officer performing duties
Prosecutors maintained that Whitmore's behavior on Jan
placed Lanton "in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery."
The Will Grundy Major Crimes Task Force announced that Officer Lanton was justified in his shooting of Whitmore
who spent a few days recovering from his gunshot wounds at St
Joe's hospital before being booked into the Will County Jail
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow subsequently charged Whitmore with aggravated assault
Whitmore signed a Will County Mental Health Court Contract in connection with his sentence for aggravated assault
Whitmore requested admission to Mental Health Court for treatment of his mental illness "and help with the aspects of my behavior that have led me to break the law ..
the court will sanction me," court documents reflect
"If I successfully complete Mental Health Court ..
(the) Judge reserves his right pursuant to statute to dismiss (the) case upon successful graduation." Although Whitmore would be convicted
his sentenced of 12 months conditional discharge would count as time already served
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Elgin Academy junior Addison Lanton applied a temporary "EA" tattoo to the right side of her face early Saturday morning
She then achieved something at the Class 1A girls tennis meet that will never fade away - program history
The top-seeded Lanton defeated Chicago University High junior and second-seeded Paola Almeda 6-3
6-1 in the singles final at Buffalo Grove to become the first Hilltopper to net a state singles championship
a year after becoming half of the program's first doubles team - with her older sister
"After match point I started to cry tears of happiness," said Lanton
penetrating groundstrokes to solve Almeda and hike her record to 26-0
"I usually have to get myself up during matches
Not today; our school's fans gave me a lot of support
Lanton won six matches at the three-day tourney
But she led only 3-2 and 4-3 in the first set against a resolute Almeda
"Addison's strong mentality lifted her in the final
just like it always does," Elgin Academy coach Sterling Perez said
Stevenson and Benet finished runner-up in 2A and 1A
Stevenson's Patriots tallied 20 points to champion New Trier's 35
while Benet (31 points) got edged by champion Chicago University High (32 points)
Stevenson senior and Penn-bound Sarah Wang - a two-time 2A champ in singles - and junior Abby Ma paced the Pats with a fifth-place showing in doubles
They downed New Trier's Coco Zabel/Julia Ludwig 6-1
Stevenson's Ana Sukovic/Sophia Shlyakhta finished seventh-eighth in doubles
and sophomore Emma Blass contributed three wins in singles
Stevenson collected its eighth top-three plaque in 10 years Saturday
"You have to have resilience at a three-day meet like this
and all of our girls had it," Patriots coach Izzy Balase said
"The entire field had to deal with rain and delays
Wins and losses don't define you; it's how to respond to a loss that does
Benet juniors Shane Delaney and Clare Lopatka did exactly what their seed - No
The Redwings' top duo triumphed over Timothy Christian's Crystina Lee/Jane Carter 6-3
6-1 in the 1A doubles final to cap a stellar 34-1 season
Their only regular-season loss came at the rackets of Naperville North juniors Brooke Coffman/Gabby Lee
a Class 2A pair that took third at state Saturday with a riveting 6-4
7-5 defeat of Normal's Anna Mayes/Kruthi Sudhir
"Our team had a great three days," said Benet coach Michael Hand
who guided the Redwings to the 1A title in 2016
other than what I want them to do each time they compete - go out there and play your best
Clare and Shane complement each other quite well: Clare is consistent and never gets bothered in matches
Benet juniors Natalie Grover/Katie Jendra won six of seven matches to place fifth in doubles
reached a state quarterfinal as a 9-16 seed and finished seventh-eighth
Naperville North's Coffman/Lee almost lost the 2A third-place doubles match three times
the pair of Huskies saved three match points en route to a tension-laden comeback victory
Each smashed an overhead winner in the game that put them up 6-5
who had double-faulted on the previous point
"We put pressure on them late in the third set," Lee added
Timothy Christian's Carter/Lee - Trojans singles players for most of the season - rose to the challenge of playing doubles
first at the conference meet and then during the state series
Timothy coach Keith Mills was watching TV at home one night when the thought of pairing Carter and Lee (sixth at state in singles last fall) in doubles interrupted his viewing
"It was a three-way conversation," Mills said
and Jane likes to chip and volley; they're opposites
Having opposites in doubles is a good thing."
A Timothy Christian duo had never placed higher than third at state until Saturday
Glenbard West senior and William & Mary-bound Mira Kernagis also struck her way to a program-best feat on Saturday
finishing third in the 2A singles draw with a 6-2
6-1 defeat of Deerfield junior Abigail Lee
Barb Hawkinson - fifth at state in 1972 - had held the distinction of Glenbard West's best state singles finisher for 51 years
Kernagis appeared to be in complete control when she went up 4-1 in the second set
thanks to her uber-fluid strokes and sound point construction
But the Warrior on the other side of the net won five straight games to force a third set
"Abigail played great tennis in the second set," Glenbard West coach Kevin Graham said
but she turned it on in the third after playing a little looser and deciding to play her game
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DETROIT (WXYZ) — A brave eighth grader is asking for the public's help bringing the people who shot her in the head to justice to help her move forward
says she believes someone shot at the wrong house as she stood in her own living room on Oct
Lanton was standing in her home when she got a text from her mom
The 14-year-old was dressed in festive pajamas and spent Christmas Eve with her mom
The two are celebrating a holiday that just over two months ago
that is my Christmas gift this year," Myra said
"I thought i was going to say goodbye when they told me she has been shot in the head and the bullet its still there."
"I was bleeding out my nose but the bullet had came and stopped here," Myonna said while pointing just below her right eye
doctors saved her life and she is trying to live it to the fullest with the goal of someday becoming a photographer
She now speaks publicly to show how violence impacts innocent youth and has made a call for an end to violence
Myonna says she believes the shooters targeted the wrong home on Appoline near Seven Mile Road in Detroit
there are surveillance cameras outside so Myonna can look outside whenever she feels afraid
especially since the people responsible for the shooting remain free
Witnesses describe the the suspects as three masked men
She is hoping a different home will end the torturous anxiety. She and her mom are trying to raise enough money to move through a GoFundMe account
"We just want to live everyday life without looking over our shoulders or through the window
After a Detroit teen survived a bullet that pierced her skull and lodged in the bone underneath her left eye when her home was sprayed by gunfire
her family has turned to an online campaign to raise funds to move
was watching TV and texting her mom that she was looking for the shower gel around 9:30 p.m
when shots were fired into her home off on Appoline
A bullet struck the left side of her head
The teen was home with her dad and 18-year-old brother while her mom was at work — Myonna was the only one injured.
He put pressure on the wound and called police
"I thought she just took a shower and went to bed
but when her dad texted me to come home immediately
I couldn't believe it," Myra Lanton said
Lanton said that footage captured by a neighbor's surveillance camera showed three men wearing hockey masks
like Jason Vorhees from "Friday the 13th," walking up the street
The trio had fled by the time police arrived
and responding EMS conveyed Myonna to the hospital.
Lanton said Myonna underwent surgery to remove the bullet
and doctors also worked to reconstruct her nasal passages
She stayed in the hospital for three days.
"I didn't know what was going to be the outcome ... I thought I was going to have to say goodbye," Lanton said. "But the way (the bullet) went through
The family said police have not yet taken anyone into custody after the incident
and have not received any word on whether or not there are any leads.
knowing they are still out there," Lanton said.
Detroit Police could not immediately be reached for more information.
her daughter has been positive about the situation
"She's still trying to be optimistic about the school year
(and) trying to catch up on her grades," she said.
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Lanton added that Myonna still gets panic attacks and headaches.
"Every time she hears shooting or anything loud
I can tell it really bothers her," she said.
Having lived on their street for three years
some folks that live around the corner also had a break-in followed by "a little shooting and scuffle."
"(It's) time for us to leave," she said.
Lanton said they're aiming to raise enough money via a GoFundMe page to move to a new home outside of the city — hopefully in Oak Park
They would also like a place where they can bring Myonna's "comfort animal," a mixed Lab named Lady
"Just try to get basically everything back to normal for her
where she don't have to be in fear of being shot
worry about every time you hear a car pull up or somebody walking by the house," Lanton said.
"I just want her to be comfortable and not have to stress over stuff like that."
As of Wednesday afternoon, the family's GoFundMe raised $756 of their $3,000 goal.
Contact reporter Aleanna Siacon at ASiacon@freepress.com
Follow her on Twitter: @AleannaSiacon.
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Correction: WCPO previously reported that a pedestrian was hit and killed
Police have not released specifics surrounding the man's death
CINCINNATI — Police have identified the man who was found dead in East Price Hill Thursday night
The investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit is ongoing
Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542
Willoughby Police have charged Marvin Lanton
with dousing his girlfriend's car with gasoline and setting it on fire
Police were called to the Glenbury Lane home of Lakechea Barnes on June 6
after she reported Lanton was responsible for lighting her 2015 Buick on fire
Police told News 5 the couple allegedly had an argument over who would use the car that day
that's when Lanton poured gasoline on the vehicle and allegedly started the fire in the garage
Investigators said Barnes jumped into the burning car and drove it to the bottom of the driveway to protect her family and her home from the flames
and Lanton was arrested at the scene without incident
Lanton has been charged with felony aggravated arson and inducing panic
and will make his first court appearance on the charges on June 14
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A Cleveland man is accused of shooting at a police officer in the city's Central neighborhood
Ohio -- A Cleveland man is accused of shooting at a police officer during a foot chase in the city's Central neighborhood
is charged with first-degree attempted aggravated murder
carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a controlled substance
Friday on Quincy Avenue at East 55th Street after an officer with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority was called to a home to investigate gun threats
pulled out a gun and threatened a resident and her children at the apartment
Officers saw Calloway and Lanton walking near Scovill Avenue
Calloway was later arrested and is charged with aggravated menacing
who ran toward Unwin Extension and East 55th Street and could be seen tugging on an object in his waistband
One officer drove a police cruiser through courtyards as he continued the pursuit
He jumped out of the car and ordered Lanton to the ground
but Lanton reached back and fired one round
The officer's K-9 bit onto Lanton's arm and took him down
Lanton elbowed and head-butted one officer until others used a Taser to take him into custody
and suspected crack cocaine in Lanton's pocket
Lanton appeared for arraignment Monday in Cleveland Municipal Court
where a judge set his bond at $500,000 and bound his case over to a Cuyahoga County grand jury
Lanton was charged with robbery and drug trafficking in unrelated Cuyahoga County cases from 2013 and 2014
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Reigning two-time Class 2A singles champion Sarah Wang
is playing doubles at this weekend's girls tennis state meet
Half of Elgin Academy's reigning Class 1A doubles championship team
Addison Lanton (with sister and Spelman College freshman Noelle Lanton)
a junior who happens to be learning how to drive a car these days
Second-seeded Wang and junior Abby Ma won their first two 2A doubles matches in straight sets at Elk Grove on Thursday
and top-seeded Lanton (23-0) reached a 1A state quarterfinal via a trio of 6-0
"Sarah is a great player in both singles and doubles," said Lanton
whose heavy topspin forehand prevents most foes from finding a shred of rhythm from the baseline
"And now she's something else - a team player."
sits in a three-way tie for second place with Wheaton Warrenville South and Glenbrook North after day one of the three-day tourney
New Trier tops the 2A field with 15 points
Glenbrook South (7) and Sandburg (7) round out the top 10
Charles North's Shannon Lu/Danielle Dejanovich when play was halted because of rain
Wang effortlessly executed a series of reflex volleys - a shot she rarely has to hit in singles - in a highly entertaining second-set point
"serves well and hits nice drop volleys and lobs."
Ana Sukovic/Sophia Shlyakhta (seeded 9-16)
didn't drop a game in either of their two matches Thursday
Elgin Academy (10 points) is fourth behind Chicago University (14)
just ahead of Danville (8) and Glenbard South (8)
WWS seniors Janna Kim and Katie Muff pulled off one of the biggest upsets in doubles
downing 9-16 seed Nastia Belova/Angelina Slomba
10-6 (super tiebreaker) in the second round at EG
"I did not know they were seeded," said Muff
a softball player in her other athletic life
The result thrilled WWS assistant coach Kiron Mishra
who said Kim - also a basketball player and trackster - served as a JV 2 netter two years ago
"They're constantly positive on the court," Mishra said
I think their athleticism frustrates opponents."
skipped to a pair of quick wins at Wheeling
where she'll face 9-16 seed and Glenbrook North junior Katelyn Wu
A trio of 9-16 seeds - Lake Zurich junior Katrine Boianov
Conant junior Kaitlyn Strilich and Libertyville junior Lena Dogadalski - went undefeated on day one
Barrington sophomore Shriya Ramesh and Stevenson sophomore Emma Blass each split two front-draw singles matches
won twice in the main draw before falling 6-3
6-4 to Glenbard South senior Lorenza FosterSimbulan
who hits the court as a 1A quarterfinalist Friday morning
Benet's four state entrants went a combined 7-1 Thursday
Meredith Converse and Lily Lopatka won twice and once in singles
while the Redwings' duos of Natalie Grover/Katie Jendra and Shane Delaney/Clare Lopatka each advanced to the Round of 16
Hinsdale South junior and 3-4 seed Chloe Goins netted a pair of 6-0
while Illinois Math and Science Academy junior and 9-16 seed Josie Kim notched 6-2
Timothy Christian's Crystina Lee/Jane Carter
both of Hinsdale Central's pairs - 3-4 seed Abigail Gamba/Sydney Shuster and 9-16 seed Lauren Panveno/Calista Chang - won a pair of matches
Red Devil Kotryna Tomas picked up a win in the back draw
Glenbard West junior and second-seeded Mira Kernagis upped her season record to 26-0 with two 6-2
York freshman and 9-16 seed CJ Coan won twice before bowing to two-time reigning doubles champion Isabelle Chong
will vie for a spot in the Round of 16 Friday morning
will play Marist's Helena Klooster on Friday morning for a state quarterfinal berth
And Naperville North's 3-4-seeded doubles team of junior Brooke Coffman and Gabby Lee take on Glenbrook South's Mari Buckingham/Sarina Harjani in a Round of 16 test Friday
Play in 2A and 1A resumes Friday morning at more than 10 locations
‘It was the most fantastic place for my parents to have their grandchildren,” says Jenny Collins
reflecting on taking her kids to visit her mother and father at Lanton Tower
With its oldest parts dating from the 16th century
a mansion added in the Victorian era and all of it substantially restored and upgraded in the late 1980s by the previous owner
fortified country house harks back to a bygone era when the Scottish Borders were frequently ravaged by English raiders
Its original peel tower — one of the few still inhabited — would have been a formidable stronghold in its day
2021 at 8:34 am CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Joliet police shot a 29-year-old man who lived in this two-story house at 1200 Nicholson Street
(Mugshot via Will County Sheriff's Office )JOLIET
IL — The 29-year-old Joliet man who police say pulled the trigger on a BB gun that fired air and was subsequently shot three times by a Joliet officer is now in the Will County Jail facing a felony offense
The Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow has charged Cordairel "Cord" Whitmore with aggravated assault
who lives at the downstairs apartment unit at 1200 Nicholson Street
was booked into the Will County Jail on Saturday afternoon
He remained there Monday morning and his bail was set at $100,000
Romeoville Police Chief Ken Kroll told Joliet Patch that Joliet police went to the house in Joliet's Cunningham Neighborhood on Jan
29 after "a neighbor called in a disturbance."
Whitmore was shot by the Joliet police officer standing on his front porch
Whitmore "knowingly engaged in conduct which placed" Joliet police officer Brian Lanton "in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery" in that Whitmore displayed a BB gun
"knowing Brian Lanton to be a peace officer performing his official duties."
Lanton is the Joliet officer who shot Whitmore
Lanton has been on the Joliet police force since the spring of 1999
Relatives of Whitmore told Joliet Patch last week that Whitmore has had significant mental health issues and the Joliet Police Department was well aware of those
2022 at 11:39 am CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Joliet police officer Brian Lanton's decision to shoot Cordairel Whitmore
who lives in the 1200 block of Nicholson Street
IL — Thirteen months after Cordairel "Cord" Whitmore was released from the Will County Jail after posting $500 cash
the Nicholson Street resident shot three times by Joliet police officer Brian Lanton is back in custody
who faces one felony aggravated assault charge
was taken back into custody at the Will County Jail on March 14
Whitmore had been free for the past year as he awaits his felony trial at the Will County Courthouse
Will County Judge Carmen Goodman declared that Whitmore is mentally unfit to stand trial
believes his mental competency can be restored in the future
Court records indicate that Goodman revoked Whitmore's bail "for the solo purpose of his inpatient treatment by the Elgin Mental Health Facility."
The judge ordered the Illinois Department of Health Services to immediately bring Whitmore to the Elgin Mental Health Facility for his treatment
DHS officials must provide their reports back to the judge regarding Whitmore and his mental health
He will be returned to the Will County Jail once he is mentally fit to stand trial
Goodman set May 6 for a status hearing in her courtroom regarding Whitmore's ongoing mental health treatment at Elgin
the Will Grundy Major Crimes Task Force announced that the veteran Joliet police officer was justified in shooting Whitmore on Jan
Joliet police officials announced last year that "at 10:17 a.m
officers of the Joliet Police Department were dispatched to 1200 Nicholson Street in Joliet for a disturbance
that one of the officers went to his squad car to obtain paperwork on mental health facilities to provide to Whitmore
Whitmore spent a few days recovering from his gunshot wounds at St
Related Joliet Patch coverage: Shot By Joliet Police: Cord Whitmore's Trial Remains Iffy
2021 at 1:22 am CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Joliet police shot 29-year-old Cordairel "Cord" Whitmore
who lives in a two-story house at 1200 Nicholson Street
Whitmore survived the shooting and was released from the hospital a few days later
IL — The Will Grundy Major Crimes Task Force announced Friday that veteran Joliet police officer Brian Lanton was justified in his shooting of 29-year-old Cordairel "Cord" Whitmore
a Joliet man who lives in the 1200 block of Nicholson St
The Office of Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow subsequently charged Whitmore with aggravated assault
The non-fatal shooting happened around 10:20 a.m
28 in Joliet's Cunningham Neighborhood area
Friday's news release issued by the Joliet Police Department included the following information:
while committing an assault Cordairel Whitmore knowingly engaged in conduct which placed another
in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery in that he displayed a BB gun knowing Brian Lanton to be a police officer performing his official duties
of Cordairel Whitmore being charged with the offense of Aggravated Assault
Joliet Police Officer Brian Lanton was justified in using deadly force when he discharged his firearm striking Cordairel Whitmore.”
he remained in the Will County Jail from Feb
To read Joliet Patch's original coverage of Whitmore's shooting go here.