Man Facing Foreclosure Brings Gun To Courthouse
Thomas Pridgeon had been faced with losing his home since 2009, when New York-based BNY Mellon filed an action against him in Cook County Court.
At a hearing on Monday, his home was to be sold to a lender in North Carolina, who bought the property at a tax auction. He would have had 30 days to leave his house on the 7300 block of South Laflin and turn it over to its new owners.
But instead of attending a foreclosure hearing, Pridgeon was immediately arrested at the Daley Center. He arrived to the court building carrying a fully loaded .45-caliber handgun.
Click here to view photos:
SEE ALSO
- Sean Combs’ Legal Team Claims ‘Mutual Abuse’ In Relationship With Cassie Ventura
- The African American Policy Forum’s 5th Annual CRT Summer School Series Was A Call To Action For Social Justice
- Black Voters Matter x Me Too PSA
- ‘Sinners’: Black Horror Scholars Discuss The Blockbuster Film
- The Segregationist Administration: How Trump’s Team Is Systematically Dismantling Civil Rights
RELATED:
Atlanta Black Churches In Foreclosure
Latinos, Blacks Experience High Rates Of Foreclosure In California
