Chicago, Illinois: Ex high-ranking state rep handcuffed, arrested in warrant snafu

Former high-ranking state rep handcuffed, arrested in warrant snafu: ‘I said, “You have got to be kidding.”’

Two Chicago Police officers detained a former high-ranking state representative less than two blocks from his West Side home over the weekend after they mistakenly believed a warrant had been issued for his arrest. “When I got out of the car, she told me to put my hands behind my back, and they put cuffs on,” said former Deputy House Majority Leader Arthur Turner Sr. “I said, ‘You have got to be kidding.’” On Saturday, the 69-year-old Turner left his North Lawndale home to head to a suburban car dealership to pick up a new Ford F-150 pickup truck. He ...

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