{"id":1455835,"date":"2022-04-27T17:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455835"},"modified":"2022-04-27T17:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:14:39","slug":"prosecutors-wouldnt-approve-a-murder-charge-after-confession-so-the-police-commander-stepped-in-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-wouldnt-approve-a-murder-charge-after-confession-so-the-police-commander-stepped-in-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors Wouldn\u2019t Approve A Murder Charge After Confession, So The Police Commander Stepped In: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprosecutors-wouldnt-approve-a-murder-charge-after-confession-so-the-police-commander-stepped-in-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455835&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/C2884C46-2587-41A1-AA10-94F91F764761_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">A police commander in Chicago went around prosecutors to approve murder charges in order to keep a man behind bars. The man in question allegedly admitted to murdering a person with a hammer, per law enforcement sources and legal records, as CWB Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/cwbchicago.com\/2022\/04\/chicago-police-commander-approved-murder-charges-in-hammer-attack-because-prosecutors-refused-to-do-it-records-show.html\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The state\u2019s attorney\u2019s felony review division \u201cwas going with possible self-defense but they wanted the hammer processed to find [Stamps\u2019] prints or DNA even though he admitted to killing the guy with [the] hammer,\u201d a source told the outlet. \u201cThey\u2019re just looking for any reason to deny charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The alleged assailant is Gregory Stamps, who allegedly met David Castile (42) at an LGBTQ bar, who then said he could give Stamps a ride home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe medical examiner said there were 20 to 30 skull defects,\u201d Assistant State\u2019s Attorney James Murphy told Judge Kelly McCarthy on Tuesday afternoon, per CWB. \u201cThat\u2019s 20 to 30 shots to the head that this defendant gave over and over and over again with that hammer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Sunday morning, Stamps allegedly hit Castile in the head 20 to 30 times with a hammer in his bedroom, and proceeded to haul his naked body down multiple flights of stairs and outside to the alley, per Murphy. He then allegedly threw the victim\u2019s clothing in a dumpster and returned, but never dialed 911, Murphy said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A witness saw Stamps walking in the hall and then spotted blood going towards the back door. The person called 911 \u201cseveral times\u201d and waited for law enforcement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When the police arrived, they found Castile, who was still barely alive and they \u201ctried lifesaving measures,\u201d per Murphy, but Castile later died at the University of Chicago Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Investigators came into contact with Stamps in the hallway of the first floor early Sunday morning. They noticed he had blood on his hand, clothing, and shoe, per Murphy. They detained him and allegedly discovered he had Castile\u2019s wallet in his pocket.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He was questioned about why he had blood all over him, and he allegedly responded by saying that he had fallen down the stairs and landed in it. However, a few minutes later, he changed his story, allegedly telling the officers he was going to \u201cbe honest,\u201d claiming, \u201cHe was just trying to rape me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Law enforcement read him his Miranda rights, but he continued to talk and reportedly again said he killed Castile with a hammer and explained it had taken place in his bedroom. The officers\u2019 body cameras reportedly recorded what he said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The police went to the bedroom, and allegedly discovered walls with blood on them, blood on a mattress, and a hammer, seeming to back up Stamps\u2019 own story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Murphy claimed that Stamps told law enforcement he \u201cbeat [Castile\u2019s] a**,\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> and was hoping that Castile had died. However, he had no reason for why he had Castile\u2019s wallet, or why he took the victim\u2019s body outside, or why he threw Castile\u2019s clothing in the garbage, Murphy added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Murphy said the injuries on the victim show \u201cThat is not self-defense. That is first-degree murder. And I would point out there are no injuries on this defendant. None.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t call police. Doesn\u2019t call 911. What he does is he tries to get rid of the body,\u201d Murphy continued. \u201cThe first thing he says is \u2018I fell down the stairs,\u2019 not \u2018he tried to rape me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Court records reportedly show that Detective Commander Brown approved murder charges that prosecutors wouldn\u2019t sign off on as Stamps neared his 44th hour in police custody. Police typically have 48 hours to bring charges against someone after he or she is arrested. If they fail to do so, that person is let go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stamps\u2019 defense attorney noted that self-defense might be a potential route against the murder allegation, per CWB.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Judge McCarthy had ordered Stamps to be detained without bail. The Illinois Department of Corrections is reportedly considering his parole status, per court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stamps has a criminal record. He was on parole since May 2018 after serving a little more than five years of his six-year sentence for attempted murder, along with a three-year sentence for domestic battery. According to Murphy, he also said that crime was done in self-defense, but later pleaded guilty to stabbing the person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stamps was also arrested last month at a nightclub. He allegedly assaulting a bouncer after threatening an ex-boyfriend, and was issued charges of misdemeanor counts of battery and assault.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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