A Cook dinner County decide remarked {that a} man with a historical past of randomly and violently attacking strangers “appears to be expending quite a lot of power entering into violent incidents allegedly” and that it “looks as if we now have slightly anger administration challenge” earlier than deciding to launch the person on digital monitoring somewhat than hold him in jail. Three days later, prosecutors say, that very same man went on a violent spree within the Loop, punching three ladies within the face whereas he was purported to be residence on an ankle monitor.
The person, Marlon Miller, is now detained on felony aggravated battery costs after Choose Peter Gonzalez acknowledged that the digital monitoring program overseen by the workplace of the county’s chief decide was “utterly unreliable as [Miller] was out and about committing crimes.”
On March 8 of this yr, Miller acquired a three-day sentence for misdemeanor battery after hitting a lady within the face within the 7000 block of West Cermak Street. On Might 20, he acquired a 10-day sentence for misdemeanor battery after punching a lady within the head in Evanston. Additionally in Might, he acquired a 75-day sentence for punching a lady a number of occasions within the 300 block of North Michigan Avenue.
By fall, Miller started accumulating new pending circumstances whereas below the chief decide’s digital monitoring program. On October 10, Chicago police arrested him within the 100 block of East Lake Avenue on misdemeanor reckless conduct costs. A witness informed officers he personally noticed Miller punch two ladies within the face on the nook of Dearborn Avenue and Randolph Avenue, then run away and push one other girl to the bottom. The witness adopted Miller till officers arrived. Choose Luciano Panici Jr. launched him the subsequent day.
Then, round midday on November 15, Miller was arrested inside a Dunkin’ within the 7500 block of North Paulina Avenue after a 22-year-old girl mentioned he slapped her throughout the face. Prosecutors charged him with misdemeanor battery. Because the offense was not detainable, Choose Susana Ortiz, citing Miller’s three latest battery convictions, ordered him onto digital monitoring administered by the chief decide’s workplace. Court docket information present Miller failed to seem in courtroom 5 days later, however the sufferer additionally missed the listening to, and prosecutors dropped the case.
5 days after that, on November 25, a 30-year-old girl informed police that Miller struck her within the face with a Potbelly cup full of a milkshake close to 175 North State Avenue. Officers who interviewed the lady famous she couldn’t absolutely open her proper eye afterward.
Court docket transcripts present Miller appeared earlier than Choose Gonzalez on December 1 so the decide may decide methods to deal with Miller’s pretrial launch violations.
Through the listening to, protection attorneys urged the courtroom to present Miller one other probability to adjust to monitoring situations.
“Choose, I’d argue that if Mr. Miller isn’t capable of adjust to the EM for the subsequent three weeks that definitely the State’s argument, I feel would ring more true then. We’d ask that he be given that chance,” Assistant Public Defender Allison Banks informed the decide.
Prosecutors pushed again, warning that monitoring wouldn’t forestall additional violence.
“The State can be objecting to EM simply because, your Honor, once more, it won’t management his actions,” mentioned Assistant State’s Legal professional Shivani Purohit.
Gonzalez acknowledged issues about Miller’s conduct throughout that change, telling the attorneys that Miller “appears to be expending quite a lot of power entering into violent incidents allegedly,” and including, “Looks as if we now have slightly anger administration challenge.”
Regardless of these feedback, Gonzalez declined to detain Miller on the pending case.
Miller was quickly launched and, on December 10, he allegedly attacked three ladies in separate, unprovoked assaults within the Loop.
Based on courtroom information, Miller was detained round 8:28 a.m. close to 53 East Randolph Avenue after police mentioned he matched descriptions offered by victims within the space. A number of ladies recognized him on the scene, prosecutors mentioned, and all signed complaints.
One girl informed police she was strolling on Randolph Avenue when Miller struck her within the left eye with a closed fist “with none motive, motive or authorized justification,” inflicting seen bruising. She was evaluated on the scene by Chicago Hearth Division ambulance personnel. A second girl reported being punched within the left eye, leaving her bruised and breaking her $800 eyeglasses. A 3rd girl mentioned Miller punched her within the nostril, additionally inflicting seen bruising noticed by officers.
The December 10 arrest got here whereas Miller was on 24/7 digital monitoring with restricted permission to depart his residence for simply 4 hours per week, prosecutors mentioned.
Prosecutors additionally outlined Miller’s felony historical past, telling the courtroom he’s a convicted felon with 13 prior arrests and 4 prior convictions in Chicago and Cook dinner County. His report features a felony aggravated battery conviction involving a peace officer in 2022, which resulted in a five-year Illinois Division of Corrections sentence, in addition to a number of warrants for failure to seem earlier this yr. In Might 2025, prosecutors mentioned, Miller was convicted of battery and served ten days in jail.
This time, Gonzalez determined to maintain Miller behind bars.
“Mr. Miller was given a possibility to be on 24/7 residence confinement in addition to digital monitoring, and we discovered that program to be utterly unreliable as he was out and about committing crimes,” the decide mentioned from the bench.
Miller stays detained as he awaits additional proceedings on the felony aggravated battery case.
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