Details Reveal Twisted Path Of Unenforced EM For Man Accused Of Killing CPD Officer

CHICAGO—The parolee accused of gunning down a Chicago police officer and critically wounding another at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital was back in court Tuesday afternoon for an arrest warrant on a separate case. Details reveal a twisted path of unenforced electronic monitoring and unexpedited arrest warrants.

Alphanso Talley, 26, is facing a litany of charges in the double shooting, including murder, attempted murder, aggravated unlawful restraint, armed robbery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, aggravated battery of a peace officer, aggravated battery, escape and unlawful use of a weapon.

Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew was guarding Talley on Saturday morning while he received medical treatment at Swedish Hospital. Talley is alleged to have pulled out a gun from under the blanket and shot the officer in the head. Bartholomew’s 57-year-old partner was shot in the face and critically wounded.

Talley was placed on electronic monitoring following his parole in January 2025 from the Illinois Department of Corrections, where he had been serving concurrent sentences for aggravated battery to a police officer and possession of a stolen vehicle. Following his release from prison, he accrued cases for alleged carjacking and armed robbery in May 2025.

In December, Cook County Judge John Lyke Jr. placed Talley on electronic monitoring over the objections of assistant state’s attorneys based on Talley’s past violent history, ABC 7 Chicago reported.

Judge Lyke Jr. loosened Talley’s curfew during a court hearing in February so he could attend classes at Truman College. His ankle monitor alerted on March 6 and March 8 before going dead the next day. Judge Lyke issued a warrant for Talley’s arrest when he failed to show up in court March 11.

On Monday, Talley was ordered detained during his initial court hearing for the double shooting at the hospital.

Prosecutors said Talley was taken to Swedish Hospital Saturday morning after an armed robbery attempt at an Albany Park dollar store, where he is said to have pistol-whipped an employee. Talley allegedly told 17th District officers that he had swallowed drugs. While being prepared for a CT scan, the officers took off Talley’s handcuffs. Prosecutors said Talley pulled the Glock 29 out from under a blanket and shot Bartholomew in the head.

It is unclear how Talley was able to sneak a gun into the hospital. After shooting both officers, prosecutors said he ran out of the hospital naked with electrodes attached to his chest. Talley was found in an alley near the hospital. A gun was also recovered at the scene.

Endeavor Health said in a written statement that staff twice wanded Talley for weapons when he was brought into Swedish Hospital for treatment.

On Monday, an Indiana woman was charged federally with providing the Glock 29, 10-millimeter pistol has since been linked to the double shooting of two police officers. Olivia Burgos was interviewed by ATF agents in Harvey over the weekend. The feds claim she admitted to lying on an ATF application when purchasing the Glock on May 27, 2024 from Range USA in Merrillville, according to the federal complaint obtained from the Northern District of Indiana in Hammond.

Burgos acknowledged that she was high on fentanyl the day she purchased the gun and lied on the question asking if the purchaser was unlawfully addicted to illegal drugs, the complaint said. She also is alleged to have put down a fictitious address. Burgos stated the gun was for herself but admitted to federal agents that she gave it to her “boyfriend,” identified in the complaint as “Individual A.”

Burgos is due in federal court Wednesday in Hammond.

Acknowledging the new charges against Talley, Judge Lyke set Talley’s next court date for June 2.

Talley is due back in court Thursday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse for the charges related to the hospital shooting.