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During a preliminary hear- ing, the woman, who speaks English as a second language, struggled to under- standquestionsputto Pantoja herbyPantoja’spublic defenderandaskedforaninterpreter—butwas notgivenone. It was actually the public defender who raisedthequestionofwhethersheneededan interpreter. “I told my lawyer that sometimes I don’t understand because I don’t completely speak English,”the24-year-oldtestified.“I’mtrying toexplainasbestIcan.” Policetapeisstrungacrossthebackyardofahomewherea15-year-oldgirlwasattackedDec.17 ANTONIOPEREZ/TRIBUNE Butthejudgewouldruletherewasnoprob- ablecauseforthecasetogoforward. anddraggingherintoayardinthe2400block fondlingayoungrelative,showingherporno- prosecutorswerenotcertaintheycouldmeet OnTuesday,Pantojawasorderedheldinlieu ofNorthLongAvenue,prosecutorssaid. graphicimagesonhiscellphone,layingontop thestatutoryrequirementofprovingPantoja of$2.5millionbail.Hefaces60yearsinprison DNAfromacondomwrapperrecoveredat ofherinavanandrefusingtoletherleave,ac- hadexperiencedsexualgratification,saidDan ifconvictedforaDec.17pre-dawnattackthat thesceneoftheteen’sattacklinkedhimtothe cordingtocourtdocuments. Kirk,chiefofstaffforState’sAttorneyAnita shockedthecitywhenitwasreportedthata crime, authorities said. Additionally, officials Chicagopoliceaskedforafelonyreviewof Alvarez. 15-year-oldgirlonherwaytoschoolwasdiscov- saidshoeprintsfoundatthescenematchthe charges from the Cook County state’s attor- Chicago police then charged Pantoja with eredhalf-clothedandbleedinginabackyard. size,treadanddesignofbootsthatPantojawas ney’s office after Pantoja allegedly “touched misdemeanordomesticbattery.Thestate’sat- Pantoja,25,faceschargesofattemptedmur- allegedlywearingatthetimeofhisarrestFriday. thevictimuninvitinglyonvariouspartsofher torney’sofficelaterdroppedthatchargeinex- der,aggravatedcriminalsexualassaultandag- SurveillancevideoalsoshowsPantojawalking body,”includingherbuttocks,andmadecon- changeforatwo-yearorderofprotection. gravatedbatteryinthatcase,inwhichheisac- intheareabetween5:15and5:45a.m.,prosecu- tactwithherbreasts,thearrestreportstates. 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Chicagologged435homicideslastyear,comparedwith521killingsin2012,RedEyedeter- mined.Thatwasthefirsttimethecityhadtopped500homicidessince2008—astatisticthat madenationalheadlines. Chicagopolice,ontheotherhand,counted415homicidesin2013,a17percentdecreasefrom the503killingsthedepartmentrecordedin2012,basedonstateandfederalreportingguide- lines.Policesaythe2013tollisthelowesthomicidetallysince1965.Thedifferenceinthenum- bersisduetothefactthatRedEyecountshomicidesdifferently. RedEyeincludesallChicagokillingslabeledhomicidesbytheCookCountyMedicalExam- iner’sOffice,exceptforpolice-involvedfatalshootings.Chicagopoliceofficialsdonotinclude homicidestheydeemjustifiable,suchasthoseinself-defense,nordotheyincludepolice-involvedfatalshootings. CITYHOMICIDES Therewere451homicidesinChicagoin2011,accordingtoRedEyedata. Thismapshows Chicagopolicecredittheturnaroundtotheiruseofintelligencetopreventretaliatoryshoot- thelocationsofthe ingsandtheirworkwithcommunities.Thepolicealsospentnearly$100millioninovertime homicidesinChicago pay,triplethe2013budgetplan,theTribunereported. in2013. “WhileweareexperiencinghistoriclowsforcrimeandviolenceinChicago,onevictim Locationswithone istoomany.Weknowthere’smoreworktobedone,”policespokesmanAdamCollins victim toldRedEye. Locationswheretwo Somecommunitiessawsignificantdeclineslastyear.ChicagoLawnrecordednine peoplediedontheblock homicides,downfrom22killingsin2012. Locationswhere Woodlawnloggedsevenhomicides,downfrom21in2012.TheSouthSide threepeoplediedon community area saw one of the most high-profile homicides of the year theblock in March when 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins was shot to death in the 6500blockofSouthMarylandAvenue. Therewere87fewermen,82fewergunshotfatalitiesand49fewer 20-to29-year-oldskilledlastyearcomparedwiththepreviousyear. Coldertemperatures,whichhavebeencitedasapossiblelinkto homicidedecreases,mayhavehelpedthespringdecline. Butitwasnotgoodnewsinallareas.Womencomprisedagreater shareofhomicidevictims—about11.5percentlastyear—thanin 2012,about9.5percent.Fatalstabbingscomprisedagreatershareof causesofdeath—nearly9percent—in2013thanin2012(7percent). Meanwhile,SouthShoresaw30homicideslastyear,upfrom 20killingsin2012.Thecommunityarea,wherefirstladyMichelle Obamagrewup,sawthecity’sonlytriplehomicidethisyear. Still, Teyonda Wertz, executive director of the South Shore Chamber,ishopefulforthefutureoftheneighborhood,thanksto footpatrolspolicedeployedlastfall.“Theoutposthasbeenvery, veryhelpfulbecausethevisibilityisneeded,”Wertzsaid. 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