2nd suspect was free on bail during fatal attack of ex-Marine pushed into CTA train
Fajour Hodges | Chicago police
CHICAGO - Bail was denied Friday for a second man charged with allegedly pushing a former marine into a moving Red Line train last week.
Fajour Hodges, 19, was free on bail during the attack, according to authorities. He’s charged with one count of first-degree murder.
Hodges, of Humboldt Park, was taken into custody two days after a warrant was issued for his arrest in the April 7 death of 29-year-old Mamadou Balde, police said.
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At the time of the attack, Hodges was free on bail while awaiting trial on a pair of felony charges, court records show. That case stemmed from a Sept. 22 theft arrest in the CPD’s 18th District, which includes the Jackson Red Line stop where Balde was killed.
Mamadou Balde and Ryan Munn
Ryan Munn, 18, has already been charged with first-degree murder in Balde’s killing after he allegedly admitted to taking part in the attack, Cook County prosecutors said.
Balde was approaching passengers about 5:10 p.m. at the Jackson Red Line station platform when he started talking to Munn’s accomplice, prosecutors said.
Balde smiled and jokingly put his arms up as if to fight and the suspect punched Balde in the face, prosecutors said. Munn allegedly jumped in and the pair pushed Balde, who fell in between two train cars.
He was dragged along the platform until his head and upper body ultimately slammed into a metal partition inside a tunnel. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Munn was arrested April 10 and denied bail at a court hearing Sunday.