Murder charges were announced Monday against a Burnside man who allegedly threw a makeshift explosive through a window of a Bridgeport home belonging to the Chicago Housing Authority. Cordale Nich…
Cordale Nichols, 37, was allegedly targeting his girlfriend, but the fire from the explosive killed the woman’s mother, Charnette Walker, and injured the woman’s 12-year-old daughter, Cook County prosecutors said.
Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Cooper said Monday that Nichols had been dating Walker’s daughter, whom he argued with about a motel room bill on Friday. The two argued over social media and video calls for much of the day and Nichols threatened to hurt the woman, Cooper said. Police arrested Nichols near the residence. He smelled of gasoline about 45 minutes after the device was thrown, according to a police report.
Glennon-Goodman also noted in the order that Nichols, who has a previous felony conviction, had not registered as a gun offender since November 2020. Court records show he was sentenced to seven years in prison for an attempted armed carjacking in December 2016.
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