Crime & Safety

Alleged Louis' Killer Claims Frame: Court Supervision

A man charged with gunning down another man in front of his wife and kids during the breakfast rush at Louis' says it was all a frame ... and more, in this week's court supervision.

By Joseph Hosey, Courts Field Editor

Not only does the man charged with the brutal breakfast killing at Louis' Family Restaurant claim he was framed for the murder, but he's scared to death of guns, was shot nine times himself, wasn't even in the popular Jefferson Street eatery, and was once killed.

Christopher "Little" Thompson complained during his bond hearing this week that "no one never got arrested" after he was shot nine times. Thompson also said he "died from it."

Thompson appeared alive during his bond hearing but the police say the man he allegedly shot at Louis', 29-year-old Gerardo Franchini, remains dead. Will County Judge Roger Rickmon set Thompson's bond at $10 million.

Here's what else was going on in court last week:


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