{"id":424025,"date":"2025-12-04T11:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:57:13","slug":"lawrence-reed-man-accused-of-setting-woman-on-fire-on-chicago-cta-blue-line-train-due-in-court-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence Reed, man accused of setting woman on fire on Chicago CTA Blue Line train, due in court Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO (WLS) — There’s a push for change in the judicial system following Lawrence Reed’s latest arrest.<\/p>\n

He’s due in court Thursday in Cook County. He is accused of violating his curfew several times while on electronic monitoring, including the day a young woman was set on fire on the CTA Blue Line.<\/p>\n

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Before the CTA attack, Reed was accused of assaulting a hospital social worker in August. The Cook County State’s Attorney office says they pushed for Reed to be held in jail then.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Family IDs woman set on fire on CTA; some question electronic monitoring system after suspect arrest<\/a><\/p>\n

A judge released him on electronic monitoring. Despite his history with 72 arrests and eight felony convictions.<\/p>\n

Reed faces a federal terrorism charge for the CTA attack.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: Cook Co. state’s attorney reflects on 1 year in office, defends handling of Blue Line attack suspect<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s now a push for improvements in the electronic monitoring system for when someone violates conditions of their release, like Reed is accused of doing.<\/p>\n

He’s due in court in Maywood Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

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