Foxx faces criticism from opponent over deadly Wicker Park Walgreens stabbing of Olga Calderon

Judge O'Brien says Sincere Williams' criminal history should have prevented him from being out on the streets.

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Foxx faces criticism over deadly Wicker Park Walgreens stabbing

Police believe the man responsible for stabbing a Walgreens employee to death last week is also responsible for other crimes in the area.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is facing criticism from her opponent over a deadly stabbing at a Wicker Park Walgreens.

Sincere Williams, 18, allegedly stabbed 32-year-old Olga Calderon to death one week ago, according to Chicago Police.

An 18-year-old man grabbed Walgreens employee Olga Calderon by the neck as she stocked shelves and stabbed her multiple times, police said.

Police believe he's also responsible for other crimes in the area.

At an event on Sunday, Judge Pat O'Brien said Williams' criminal history should have prevented him from being out on the streets.

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O'Brien referenced a report from the Chicago Tribune, claiming that Williams' was charged last May with a violent break-in and theft of guns from a suburban gun shop, but was released from electronic monitoring in that case just days before Calderon's murder.

O'Brien said that decision to remove the monitoring device came with no objection from Foxx.

"They apparently thought it was a good idea to release this man into the community unsupervised. And this is not the only time that Ms. Foxx has failed to protect the community, the victims, and a victim like Ms. Calderon in specific," O'Brien said.