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Court records show that Milton began violating the terms of his
pretrial release almost immediately upon being outfitted with an
ankle monitor.
Around 10 p.m. on July 4, Chicago police officers were
dispatched to the governor’s residence to help state troopers
assigned to Pritzker’s security detail. The troopers had
detained Milton after he allegedly jumped into the governor’s
backyard.
Milton’s Cook County criminal court history includes more than
60 cases, including felony convictions for burglary, retail
theft and robbery.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey said the SAFE-T
Act is clearly not working.
“We're all aware it's obviously not working. We know that.
Something's got to be drastically changed,” Bailey told The
Center Square.
The Pretrial Awareness Act provision of the SAFE-T Act
effectively ended cash bail in Illinois when it took effect in
2023.
Bailey said thank goodness the governor had state police there
to protect him.
“What about any other family that would not have had
surveillance, and this person could have easily broken in and
done harm to property or people?” Bailey said.
The governor’s office did not immediately reply to The Center
Square’s request for comment.
State Rep. Patrick Sheehan, R-Homer Glen, also works as a police
officer.
“Gov. Pritzker’s radical crime policies turned up in his own
backyard,” Sheehan told The Center Square.
Sheehan wondered what Milton might have done if he had not been
intercepted by the governor’s security team.
“It really just smacks of contempt for the system as they get
released on electronic monitoring, and then they reoffend,”
Sheehan told The Center Square.
Sheehan said he is glad the governor and his family are safe,
thanks to the swift response of Illinois State Police and
Chicago police.
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