Biography
Arrested with three co-defendants while fleeing the May 19, 2012 militant antifascist attack on a white nationalist gathering at the Ashford House restaurant in Tinley Park, Illinois. Pleaded guilty in Cook County Circuit Court in January 2013 to armed violence and mob action and was sentenced to 5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. His case, alongside the other members of the Tinley Park Five, became a focal point for antifascist prisoner solidarity in the United States.
Duration consistency review October 13, 2026: The stored exact day count has been cleared because this case does not have verified day-precision confinement endpoints or an independently documented exact number of days served. Existing approximate durations and sentencing descriptions are retained. No missing date has been guessed.
Historical prisoner identifier
Earth First historical prisoner-support roster identifies John Tucker as prisoner M34024. This is a historical identifier, not confirmation of current custody, institution, or mailing address.
