Overview

• U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland approved Santoyo’s release to his sister as a third-party custodian and required mental-health treatment.
• Prosecutors had appealed a magistrate judge’s earlier release order and argued continued detention was necessary based on safety concerns.
• In a filing, prosecutors acknowledged Santoyo did not physically or verbally threaten anyone during the courthouse incident.
• Santoyo, 38, has pleaded not guilty to possessing a dangerous weapon in a federal facility, an offense punishable by up to five years in prison.
• The July 22 episode locked down and evacuated the Chicago courthouse during a nine-hour standoff before non-lethal force was used; the next court date is Oct. 9.