It’s good to be a member of the ruling class, especially in Chicago. The Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx, has a different set standards for those who are wealthy, famous, or politically powerful than she does for the regular plebes who live and pay taxes there.
As long as you’re lucky enough to be among the anointed, you’re good to go. Even if you’re found carrying a firearm without a valid permit.
Curtis Tarver II, D-25th, was charged in November with failing to surrender a concealed carry license when officers found him with a gun during a Woodlawn traffic stop.
The charge was dropped Aug. 4., as first reported by Politico.
Tarver said in November the charge stemmed from a “clerical error” by the police.
“After a review, we concluded that the evidence was insufficient to meet our burden of proof to move forward with the prosecution,” Cook County state’s attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said in an emailed statement.
– David Struett in Gun charge dropped against South Side state rep. allegedly cuffed to bench for 6 hours