"It Was Out of His Control"

This is right up there with, "The dog ate my homework." He allegedly cut off his ankle monitor, disappeared for weeks, violated a protective order, and fought with cops until they tazed him. His defense attorney says 'a lot of it was out of his control.' - CWB Chicago

A convicted felon on electronic monitoring for a Class X felony gun charge cut off his ankle monitor, left his house, and disappeared for a month until he crossed paths with cops while violating an order of protection, prosecutors said. He allegedly gave them a fake name, ran away, resisted arrest, and had to be tazed before they could take him into custody.

Click thru for the details on why he was on house arrest. How one judge ordered him held without bail, but another put him on "electronic monitoring."

After you read all of that, and what he got up to after he cut off his ankle monitor, ask yourself if you think "The System" is interested in maintaining law and order.

“We’re here today because the incident, a lot of it, was out of his control,” said Davis, his attorney. She said Green’s brother “instructed” him to leave the house where he was supposed to stay.

I suppose that there is of course no way to get in touch with the people responsible for managing electronic monitoring to arrange to move. Of course if he has no place to stay outside of jail...