A chilling wave of violence struck the 3600 block of W. Palmer St. in Chicago, leading to the arrest of 45-year-old Wendy Tolbert. Charged with a heinous slate of crimes, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated arson, and aggravated battery, Tolbert faces a formidable prosecution. The Chicago Police Department apprehended her on the morning of July 4th after she had allegedly committed these acts less than thirty minutes prior.
Details provided by the Chicago Police Department indicate that Tolbert is accused of fatally stabbing a 4-year-old male and critically injuring a 13-year-old female, along with a 10-year-old male. Amid these atrocious assaults, Tolbert purportedly set fire to a structure within the same vicinity, with people present, resulting in six counts of aggravated arson. She was taken into custody and will face a detention hearing today, July 6, at the courthouse located at 2600 S. California.
Tolbert's litany of charges paints a grim picture of the events that shattered the peace on Independence Day. To the charge of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, she has also been allocated two counts each for aggravated battery with great bodily harm and aggravated battery using a deadly weapon. Particularly egregious is the charge of aggravated battery of a child under the age of 13 causing great bodily harm, indicative of a society grappling with violence that continues to touch even the youngest among us.
