Overview

• A federal criminal complaint filed July 25 charges Mario Santoyo with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility with intent to commit a crime, which carries up to five years in prison.
• Santoyo was released from hospital care after treatment for minor neck wounds sustained during the non-lethal resolution of the nine-hour standoff.
• The standoff began when Santoyo entered the Dirksen Federal Courthouse armed with a knife, claimed threats from “gangbangers,” and threatened self-harm in the lobby.
• FBI agents, U.S. Marshals, Department of Homeland Security and Chicago police coordinated floor-by-floor evacuations and used non-lethal force to subdue Santoyo shortly before 8 p.m.
• The U.S. Marshals Service is probing security lapses that allowed the breach and recent developments have prompted a review of procedures at federal courthouses nationwide.