Dems hailed man now charged with attempted murder after Obama commuted sentence
A Chicago-area man whose life sentence in prison was commuted by then-President Barack Obama in 2015, and who now faces more prison time after being charged with attempted murder, was at one time a darling of Democrats in Congress, who portrayed him as an unjustly targeted victim.
Alton Mills, 54, faces three counts of attempted murder after someone in a vehicle shot at another car on Interstate 57 in Posen, a town roughly 30 miles south of Chicago, on Sunday, the Illinois State Police said.
Troopers responded to the scene and found a victim struck by gunfire in the back seat who was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
Mills was arrested on Tuesday and is currently being held without bond.
A Chicago-area man whose life sentence in prison was commuted by then-President Barack Obama in 2015, and who now faces more prison time after being charged with attempted murder, was at one time a darling of Democrats in Congress, who portrayed him as an unjustly targeted victim.
Alton Mills, 54, faces three counts of attempted murder after someone in a vehicle shot at another car on Interstate 57 in Posen, a town roughly 30 miles south of Chicago, on Sunday, the Illinois State Police said.
Troopers responded to the scene and found a victim struck by gunfire in the back seat who was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
Mills was arrested on Tuesday and is currently being held without bond.
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