A Chicago cardiologist was attacked inside an elevator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a man who has been arrested more than a dozen times this year, according to court documents and police reports, as reported by the Gateway Pundit.
The 42-year-old doctor entered the elevator when she was allegedly followed by Sean Popps, who then is alleged to have repeatedly punched her in the head.
The 42-year-old cardiologist entered an elevator at Northwestern, where she was allegedly followed by Sean Popps. Popps, Arrested 12 Times this Year, Repeatedly Punched the Victim in the head until she stumbled backward, covering her face with her hands.https://t.co/uH6zInn6Ko
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Officials said she stumbled backward and covered her face as the beating continued.
Chicago police reported that Popps has been arrested 12 times in 2024 in the area surrounding the campus. Records show he was arrested seven times this year and six additional times between 2020 and 2023.
CWC Chicago reported that the victim suffered “multiple bruises, abrasions, and hematomas to her face, head, arm, and hand.” Authorities said the doctor had no prior contact with Popps and that the attack was unprovoked.
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A Northwestern security officer identified Popps immediately after reviewing surveillance footage, noting “approximately 30 plus prior incidents at the hospital where [Popps] had to be removed,” according to a detention petition.
Another officer stated he had “incidents with [Popps] approximately two times a day over the last 19 months.”
At the time of the assault, Popps was out on pretrial release stemming from an October trespassing case at a Streeterville residential building. In that incident, he allegedly attempted to escape from a police station lockup.
The repeated encounters with Popps and the circumstances of the attack have renewed attention on Cook County’s handling of violent repeat offenders and pretrial release policies.
The case comes as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has publicly argued against increased incarceration as a response to crime.
In remarks made alongside Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Johnson said, “We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence,” adding, “We have already tried that, and we have ended up with the largest prison population in the world, without solving the problems of crime and violence.”
He continued, “The addiction on jails and incarceration in this country, we have moved past that. It is racist. It is immoral. It is unholy and it is not the way to drive violence down.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: “We can not incarcerate our way out of vioIence… it’s racist…”
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The attack inside the hospital elevator remains under investigation.
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