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John Tucker

Released
Date of birth:23. 03. 1900
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2010s
State:Illinois
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Anti-Fascism
John Tucker

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.

Case

Charges: Felony mob action and armed violence (aggravated battery)
Arrested: May 19, 2012
Sentence: 5 years Illinois DOC Verdict as recorded: Yes — pleaded guilty January 2013
Convicted: Yes