Visitation to be held Thursday for fallen Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Friends, family and first responders gather Thursday at a visitation to remember a Chicago police officer, killed on the job.
Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew was shot at Swedish Hospital.
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Officer Bartholomew is being remembered as being kind hearted and dedicated to his job and family.
Visitation is at St. Andrews Greek Orthodox Church, located at 5649 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago, and will begin at 2 p.m.
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Bartholomew and his partner were shot while monitoring a robbery suspect at Swedish hospital last month.
Bartholomew was a husband and father and had been with the department since 2015.
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The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation said his energetic presence left a lasting impression on his fellow officers.
Officer Bartholomew's longtime partner Officer Nelson Crespo was critically injured.
There will be street closures and traffic impacts beginning at 11 a.m. , near Lake shore Drive, Sheridan Road and Bryn Mawr.
The funeral is planned for 10 a.m. Friday and is also at St. Andrews Greek Orthodox Church.
The man accused of shooting two Chicago police officers, one fatally, was ordered held, pending trial Thursday.
Alphanso Talley appeared in court Thursday. Members of his family were present, as was the widow of Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew, who Talley is accused of fatally shooting.
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Other officials and CPD members were there, too.
Talley was reprimanded multiple times for speaking out during the hearing.
Prosecutors said Thursday Talley was calculated and managed to hide a 10-millimeter handgun on his body.
Court records show Talley had an arrest warrant pending for committing a carjacking and armed robbery before Saturday's shooting at Swedish Hospital.
They said Talley claimed to have swallowed five bags of narcotics and struggled to breathe. It's something prosecutors say Talley has apparently lied about before after previously being arrested.
Late Thursday, Chicago police said they are questioning a second person of interest in a robbery that occurred prior to the deadly hospital shooting Saturday. Officer Bartholomew and his partner had arrested Talley after a reported armed robbery at a Family Dollar store.
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That led officers to take him to Swedish Hospital for observation. And after being checked by security and booked into a room, prosecutors say Talley was given a moment of privacy to change into his gown with one arm still handcuffed to his bed.
Prosecutors say he was then escorted to the CT room by officers and hospital staff, but was seen on surveillance fidgeting with one arm under his gown. And as soon as they arrived to that room, he allegedly pulled out the gun and shot both officers in front of hospital staff.
Officer Bartholomew died from his injuries, and his 57-year-old partner continues to fight for his life.
"His eyes are open; he's able to respond to questions with blinking, and he seems to have sensations in his limbs, which is great," Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara said.
Prosecutors say employees hid across the hospital as Talley tried to escape, while holding multiple staff members at gunpoint to steal their badges and make an exit.
He was then spotted by officers hiding under a porch just three blocks away from the hospital on Carmen Avenue, and taken into custody.
Talley's family Thursday disputed the charges.
"He was not in his right state in mind; it's not something he would normally do," family members said.
"I knew this was going to be part of their defense, but he had enough calculating effort to know what he was going to do," Catanzara said.
Local leaders in court Thursday expressed their frustration with the fact that Talley was previously released from prison just last year, saying changes are needed with the SAFE-T Act.
"It's not working. It's not a success. Empty jail cells are not a success when we have officers being attacked and shot consistently and citizens being attacked constantly," 41st Ward Alderman Anthony Napolitano said.
A judge had released the seven-time felon on electronic monitoring for his prior crimes which he violated when he failed to show up to court in March to face those charges.
The 26-year-old has been charged with more than a half-dozen felonies since 2017.
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His criminal history dates back to his childhood with previous charges of armed robberies, carjackings, kidnappings and assaults on correctional officers.
While the tragedy has some Republican state lawmakers calling for changes to the SAFE-T Act, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker criticized Judge John Lyke, who released Talley on electronic monitoring before last Saturday's shooting.
"And you saw that the judge, you know, wants to blame everybody else, but it was right before the judge," Gov. Pritzker said. "Judge could have made the decision, didn't make the decision."
Supporters of pre-trial release say that 94% of those released pending trial never commit another crime.
Talley is due back in court on May 20.
Funeral arrangements announced
The visitation for Bartholomew is set for 2 to 8 p.m. May 7 at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church, located at 5649 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago.
The funeral is planned for 10 a.m. May 8 at the same location.
