Courtroom Timeline of Events & Notes
The DAO/Arresting Officer representing the State & the Defendants Lawyer (Ash Li) arrived at the courtroom - 05/19/2025 - 18:45
The state arrived with the defendant (Chud Chaddington) who was on a Hold Until Trial at Boilingbrook Penitentiary - 05/19/2025 - 19:09
The Judge (Madison Sparks) entered the court into pre-trial - 05/19/2025 - 19:16
The Judge (Madison Sparks) entered the court in session - 05/19/2025 - 19:18
The Judge (Madison Sparks) asked the state confirm the idenditiy of the defendant - 05/19/2025 - 19:21
The Judge (Madison Sparks) asked the defendant to plea to charges being held before them - 05/19/2025 - 19:21
- 1 x Terrorism (Plea'd Not Guilty)
- 1 x Weapon Trafficking (Plea'd Not Guilty)
- 1 x Criminal Possession of Explosives (Plea'd Not Guilty)
- 1 x Criminal Use of Explosives (Plea'd Not Guilty)
- 1 x Reckless Endangerment (Plea'd Not Guilty)
- 1 x Criminal Possession of a Firearm (Plea'd Not Guilty)
- 11 x Attempted First Degree Murder (Plea'd Guilty)
Madison Sparks: Let the record refelect that the defendant plea'd not guilty to the all charges exepect the eleven counts of Attempted First Degree Murder - 05/19/2025 - 19:22
The State began their opening statment - 05/19/2025 - 19:23
The Defendants Lawyer (Ash LI) began their opening statement - 05/19/2025 - 19:25
**Deputy Carter Seasons was sworn in under oath by the Judge (Madison Sparks) - 05/19/2025 - 19:27
The State called Deputy Carter Season to the stand to testify under oath - 05/19/2025 - 19:27
Question: "Did he make any threats to you and or anybody at that time?" - Answer: "No, not at that time"
Question: "Did you search the defendant upon the arrest you made?" - Answer: "Yes."
Question: "What did you find in his possession at the time?" - Answer: "One fragmentation grenade."
The Defendants LAwyer began cross examination of Deupty Carter Seasons on the stand under oath - 05/19/2025 - 19:32
Question: "After you arrested him, can you repeat for me what he said?" - Answer: "He didnt say anything after the arrest but he made the first comment when he was running and then made a seccond threat saying he was going to come back and blow the line up"
The State called Deputy Saito as a witness to the stand to testify under oath - 05/19/2025 - 19:34
Deputy Saito was sworn in under oath by the Judge (Madison Sparks) - 05/19/2025 - 19:34
Question: "Can you describe what happend when the grenade was thrown" - Answer: "At that time i belive it was tessa who was trying to arrest him and then he threw the grenade into the line of people leaving pile of bodies"
The pile of bodies was shown as evidence provided by the state as requested by Judge Madison Sparks - 05/19/2025 - 19:41
Question: "What did you find?" - "We found 48 guns and two of them were scratched and alot of ammo"
The State highlighted to the court the Interview Transcript that was entered into evidence prior to the trial - Investigation ID # 5354 - 05/19/2025 - 19:44
The Defendants Lawyer (Ash Li) began cross examination of the witness Deputy Saito - 05/19/2025 - 19:46
Question: "Can you describe the last interaction before the grenade was thrown?" - Answer: "Why are coming with all that, he said well im looking for someone and then he said oh look there she is the red head"
Question: "Do you know of any past interactions between the defendant and walker" - Answer: "No i am not aware of any"
The State called Deputy Falkner to the stand to testify under oath - 05/19/2025 - 19:52
Deputy Falkner was sworn in under oath by Judge (Madison Sparks) - 05/19/2025 - 19:52
Question: "Why were you at BCSO?" - Answer: "I was trying to get hired at the BCSTow"
Question: "At any time did you see the defedant?" - Answer: "Yes"
Question: "What was his tone?" - Answer: "It was very agressive and threating"
Question: "What did you see before the explosion Mr Folnker?" - Answer: "I saw a bunch of BCSO officers and Deputy Tessa Walker the best deputy to have ever exited or will exist and then i saw them trying to arrest him"
Question: "What did you experience during that explosion" - Answer: "I got some brain matter inside me that wasnt my own"
Question: "Where you injured in this incident" - Answer: "Yes sir i got a head dent"
Question: "Did the defendants say anything after this explosion?" - Answer: "I dont know i was unconcious"
The Judge (Madison Sparks) entered the court into recess due to terroistic threats towards this courtroom - 05/19/2025 - 19:58
The Seccondary Chair Judge (Yee) ordered Chud Chaddingtons phone be taken off him for the rest of proceddings and be returned to him at the end - 05/19/2025 - 20:30
The Judge (Madison Sparks) entered the court back into session - 05/19/2025 - 20:30
