In the shooting on June 1 that seriously hurt Chicago Police Officer Ferna Ballesteros, Jabari Edwards is charged with trying to kill her.
A police officer said that Edwards was being held at the Des Moines County Correctional Center while he waited to be sent to another country.
Who is Jabari Edwards, the man who shot a cop in Chicago? A suspect was caught in Iowa
Jabari Edwards, who is accused of shooting a Chicago police officer during a traffic stop last month, was caught in Iowa on Wednesday, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.
Court records from Cook County say that Jabari Edwards, who is 28 years old, is charged with two counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting on June 1 that seriously hurt Officer Fernanda Ballesteros.
David said at a news conference at police headquarters that Jabari was caught in Burlington, Iowa, on Wednesday morning with the help of local and federal police.
The officer said that Jabari was being kept at the Des Moines County Correctional Center while he waited to be sent to another country.
What’s Jabari Edwards’ age? Wikipedia Bio
Jabari Edwards is 28 years old right now. The exact date of Edwards’ birth is unknown, but he seems to have been born in 1993 or 1994.
The man who was arrested looks to be about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about the same amount as someone his height. His hair is messed up, and it looks like his eyes are black.
The police officer says that Ballesteros and her partner were trying to stop Jabari for a “minor” traffic violation on the day of the shooting when he started shooting.
Ballesteros was hit in the shoulder, and her partner took her to the University of Chicago Medical Center right away. Ballesteros was released from the hospital a few days later, to the joy of dozens of fans.
The police officer told reporters that he hoped the arrest would “bring some sense of justice and peace to our officer’s mind as she continues to heal” and that investigators “worked hard to solve this case.”
Ethnicity and Family of Jabari Edwards
It looks like Jabari Edwards is of Afro-American heritage, but this has not been proven. The details about his family members have not yet been made public. Due to a sensitive matter, the police have not yet told the public about this.
Edwards has also not told anyone about his parents or siblings. He prefers to keep information about them to himself.
His family may have been shocked to hear that he had been arrested, and they may have been even more shocked to find out why.
When a family member gets arrested, it is always hard to hear about it because no one wants their family member to get in trouble. It is not known if his parents are also from Afro-America.
Details about the charges against Jabari Edwards and his time in jail
Jabari Edwards was charged with two counts of trying to kill a police officer after the terrible thing that happened on June 1.
The police officer says that the arrest is the result of great police work. It should show everyone who is involved in crime that they can’t run or hide from the law. Every criminal will have to answer for what they did and deal with the consequences.
Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said that Jabari has been arrested twice in the area before, and one of those arrests led to a robbery conviction in 2012. Court records show that Jabari was charged with a felony for having a gun. Those charges were dropped in February.
Brendan said that witnesses put Jabari “inside this vehicle” used in the shooting and told police where he ran after the shooting and crashed. Investigators then looked at video evidence that allegedly showed Jabari hiding a gun. Later, shell casings found at the shooting scene were matched to the video.
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