Overview

• During a July 14 hearing before Judge Shauna Boliker, Kenneth Weddington was ordered detained ahead of his scheduled bond court appearance.
• He faces felony counts of threatening a public official and disorderly conduct for posting on July 4 that a bomb was planted at Ald. Jason Ervin’s office.
• Prosecutors filed a detention proffer highlighting his expletive-laced threat against the 28th Ward office as evidence he poses a risk to public safety.
• Investigators uncovered a Discord thread allegedly discussing plans for an attack in Wrigleyville, suggesting a possible broader terror plot.
• Chicago police used emergency disclosure to trace his Facebook profile and enlisted the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force after his July 4 arrest and mental health evaluation.