Zion Brown, an 18-year-old sophomore at Loyola University Chicago, has been charged with armed robbery after allegedly stealing about $100 in cash at gunpoint from a Metra train conductor Tuesday afternoon, WBBM-TV reported. After recognizing photos of a masked suspect – seen glancing into a station security camera – shared by police and reported by the media as her son, Brown’s mother brought him into a police station in Calumet City for him to turn himself in, CWB Chicago reported.
The detail was revealed at Brown’s bond hearing, where he was represented by a private defense attorney, who argued his client was hungry and was looking for something to eat.
Brown reportedly attended class after the armed holdup, and his lawyer asked the judge to remember her own days as a hungry college kid in determining his bail. Cook County Judge Maryam Ahmad ordered Brown held without bail, Loyola Phoenix reported, citing the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
According to CWB, Ahmad rejected the defense attorney’s argument, saying as a hungry college kid, she herself would have never thought to rob someone, and granted the state’s request for no bail. Brown’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 4.
1) Based on the judges response do you believe that Zion is more or less likely to get a lenient sentence if he is found guilty of the crime? Explain your answer.
2) Do you believe that bail should have been set for Zion?
If yes for how much?
If No, Why not
