Police detained 39 people in connection with the Chicago Pride Parade and its aftermath between Sunday evening and early Monday, including five individuals who were illegally carrying firearms, according to the Chicago Police Department. One man charged with weapon possession was allegedly carrying two guns.
This year’s arrest number is lower than the previous year’s 53 but higher than the totals from 2016 to 2023. According to a police spokesperson, 13 of the 39 apprehended were charged with felonies, including two juveniles, while 21 faced misdemeanor charges and one received citations. As of lunchtime Monday, four people were still facing charges.
This year’s parade began at 11 a.m. instead of the traditional noon start time, and its route was reduced by a full mile. These adjustments were made to shorten the march’s duration and allow CPD to deploy more police to the unruly street gatherings that disturb Lakeview hours after the procession has ended. The efforts to reduce the procession were successful, as this year’s event lasted about two hours from start to finish. Last year’s march, by contrast, lasted nearly five hours. Except for this year, the procession has lasted an average of 4 hours and 18 minutes since 2016.
Charged with allegedly holding guns at the post-parade street gathering are:
- A 16-year-old boy accused of possessing a machine gun with an extended magazine. No additional details were available because he is under 18.
- Corey Jackson, 23. Prosecutors said officers stopped Jackson in the 700 block of West Wellington after noticing the handgrip of a firearm in his front waistband around 12:55 a.m. Monday. Police allegedly recovered a loaded 9mm handgun and a pink holster. Jackson told police the firearm belonged to his girlfriend, who asked him to carry it because she couldn’t fit it into her two-piece outfit, according to his arrest report. Judge Susana Ortiz denied the state’s detention petition and ordered Jackson released pending trial, according to court records.
- Jukauri Muhammad, 18. He is accused of possessing two firearms, both with extended magazines, during the parade afterparty in the 3000 block of North Clark. Officers approached Muhammad around 9:30 p.m. because he was smoking a brown cigarillo that emitted the smell of burnt cannabis, according to his arrest report. Officers allegedly found the loaded handguns inside his backpack. Muhammad told police his uncle bought him the firearms as a gift, according to the report. Judge Ortiz rejected the state’s detention petition for Muhammad and released him on an ankle monitor with a nighttime curfew.
- Arron Wilson, 18. According to his arrest report, officers were dispersing a crowd in the 3100 block of North Halsted around 10:22 p.m. when Wilson grabbed an officer around the neck with both hands and attempted to pull the officer to the ground. Backup officers arrested Wilson, who then bit another officer on the wrist, the report said. Officers allegedly found a loaded 9mm handgun, reported stolen last year, in his bookbag during a custodial search. Prosecutors noted Wilson is on juvenile supervision for a prior gun case. Judge Ortiz ordered Wilson detained pending trial.
- Akira Moore, 19, is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon in a vehicle. Tyquon Evans, 18, is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a laser sight, and possession of a high-capacity magazine. No further details were available about their cases as of Monday afternoon.
Others charged with felonies include:
- Kamauri Clayton, 21, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer for allegedly punching and spitting in the face of a sergeant in the 3200 block of North Sheffield around 11:09 p.m.
- Latoya Howell, 44, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer and assault. Police said officers were moving a crowd toward the Belmont CTA station on orders from CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling around 11:37 p.m., but Howell refused to comply. She allegedly struck an officer in the face multiple times, cutting the officer’s face with her fingernails, according to her arrest report.
- Breahana Kirk, 30, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, resisting, and reckless conduct. She is accused of becoming “irate, belligerent, and aggressive” toward officers attempting to move a crowd west on Belmont Avenue from Clark Street around 1:38 a.m. Monday, records show. She allegedly struck an officer in the face, causing his glasses to fall to the ground.
- Alliyah Lucas, 21, was charged with three counts of aggravated battery of peace officers and resisting. Police said she threw a plastic cup containing “an orange liquid substance, suspected to be alcohol” at an officer in the 1000 block of West Belmont around 6:18 p.m. The liquid allegedly splashed one officer’s face and struck another officer in the face and arm.
- Maleyah Williams, 18, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer and resisting. She was also cited for drinking on the public way and providing alcohol to a minor. A CPD officer said they saw her carrying an open bottle of tequila in the 3200 block of North Clark around 6:21 p.m. and ordered her to pour it out. She allegedly flung the tequila onto a cop’s pants and pushed the officer “in an attempt to defeat the arrest.”
- Jessie Lee, 28, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of peace officers, resisting, disorderly conduct, and obstructing identification. No further information was available as of Monday afternoon.
- A 17-year-old boy was charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer. No additional details were available due to his age.