Accused rapist and robber vanishes after judge reduces his bail to $500 because of COVID-19
A Chicago man accused of robbery and sexual assault has gone missing after he was released on $500 bail by a judge who determined he was at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and reduced his bail bond to keep him out of jail during the pandemic.
CWB Chicago reported that Rene Chandler, 31, was awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting and battering two women he met on dating apps in 2018 when he allegedly assaulted and robbed a third woman in an Uber in April 2019. At the time of the third alleged assault, he was wearing an electronic monitor pending a trial on the first two charges. Chandler was arrested and initially ordered to be held without bail for violating the terms of his sexual assault case bonds.
However, in the spring Chandler's attorney filed an emergency motion to reduce his client's bond based on the higher health risk from COVID-19 imposed by Chandler's asthma condition.
"He is absolutely not a flight risk," the attorney wrote in his bail reduction request.
Judge Thomas Hennelly granted the defense attorney's request, imposing a $500 bail bond, according to court records reported by CWB Chicago.
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