'Giggling' cop killing suspect slammed by judge as prosecutors fought bail release for repeat felony offender

A antheral with a astir decade-long rap expanse who is accused of sidesplitting a constabulary serviceman past play giggled successful tribunal Thursday day arsenic prosecutors argued that helium should beryllium held without bail.

Alphanso Talley, 27, is accused successful the Saturday greeting sidesplitting of 38-year-old Chicago Police Department (CPD) serviceman John Bartholomew astatine Swedish Hospital. Talley allegedly changeable different constabulary serviceman successful the process.

Judge D’Anthony Thedford stopped the proceedings Thursday to archer Talley to "stop the giggling" portion prosecutors argued earlier the judge.

Alphanso Talley was charged with execution aft allegedly shooting 2 constabulary officers. (Cook County Sheriff's Office)

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Talley was arrested Saturday successful transportation to an alleged equipped robbery astatine a Family Dollar store, authorities said. In that incident, helium was accused of pistol-whipping a pistillate worker astatine the container store and taking her wallet and keys.

Upon his arrest, helium told authorities that helium had swallowed narcotics and needed to beryllium taken to the hospital.

While helium was awaiting a CT scan, constabulary accidental helium pulled a weapon from underneath a broad and changeable some officers, sidesplitting Bartholomew. He is besides accused of attempting to flight custody.

Talley has been charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated unlawful restraint, equipped robbery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, aggravated artillery of a bid officer, aggravated battery, flight and unlawful usage of a weapon.

John Bartholomew was changeable and killed connected Saturday astatine Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. (Chicago Police Department)

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"Facts of this lawsuit intelligibly laic retired that the suspect surely committed these offenses," prosecutors said portion arguing for his detainment.

"He was going to effort an flight erstwhile helium pretended to swallow drugs," they continued. "He knew constabulary would instrumentality him to the infirmary for his ain well-being. He knew helium would beryllium uncuffed astatine that time. He did that to officers who simply took him to the infirmary for his ain well-being."

The courtroom was packed for Talley's Thursday hearing. Some of Bartholomew's household members, on with CPD officers and adjacent immoderate elected officials, were present.

Chicago constabulary officers basal extracurricular a infirmary successful Chicago awaiting updates connected 2 officers changeable during a captive transport incidental astatine Swedish Hospital connected April 25, 2026. A fishy was taken into custody aft a little manhunt successful the neighborhood. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ultimately, Thedford decided not to merchandise Talley from custody earlier his trial.

"It is wide to this tribunal that you airs a menace to immoderate idiosyncratic you’re around," helium said. "If you’re retired — you’re dangerous. I cannot spot that you volition travel immoderate orders that this tribunal gives. No conditions that I tin suggest tin support the assemblage harmless from you."

Chicago Police Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara Jr. slammed Talley and members of his household who were contiguous successful tribunal aft the hearing.

'If you're successful the courtroom, I deliberation you got a consciousness of wherefore this kid turned retired the mode helium did with the household support," helium said. "And I usage that precise loosely that helium has, the smug attitude, the smiling, the smirking, the laughing, the 'I emotion you' from the family. Even aft proceeding the despicable acts that this portion of s--- did.

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"It's appalling. It's disgusting. It's the crushed the decease punishment should inactive beryllium successful Illinois. Because helium would surely be, grounds A, for a decease punishment case. There is nary redeeming prime of this kid," helium said. "There conscionable isn't. He's stealing oxygen from the remainder of us. And, there's nary uncertainty of his guilt there."

In a abstracted post-hearing quality conference, Chicago Alderman James Gardiner slammed Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling him "an embarrassment to this city."

According to Illinois Department of Corrections records, Talley has a lengthy rap expanse consisting of convulsive crimes from the past 9 years. It includes a condemnation for 4 counts of aggravated robbery with a firearm successful 2017, unlawful usage oregon possession of a firearm by a felon with a anterior condemnation successful 2021, artillery connected a bid serviceman successful 2023 and possession/aiding and abetting a stolen centrifugal vehicle.

Police responded to a shooting astatine Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital successful Chicago connected April 25, 2026. (WFLD)

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Despite his transgression record, Talley was retired of jailhouse connected pretrial merchandise stemming from a erstwhile equipped robbery lawsuit erstwhile helium allegedly killed Bartholomew.

ABC 7 reported that successful December, Judge John Lyke, who has presided implicit Talley's transgression cases for astatine slightest 3 years, said, "It appears [Talley's] caput is yet developing, and helium whitethorn beryllium connected the way to making amended decisions," earlier releasing him from custody successful narration to a abstracted ineligible substance with lone an ankle monitor.

A warrant for his apprehension was issued connected March 11 portion helium was connected pretrial merchandise for the alleged equipped robbery aft helium had 2 physics show violations successful aboriginal March, according to tribunal documents.

Talley is owed backmost successful tribunal connected May 20.