Judge's Decision To Allow Inmate Out For Funeral Sparks Criticism

CBS Minnesota

January 28, 2022

A judge’s decision to allow a criminal suspect out of custody for a few hours has evoked social media criticism.

Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu signed off on a three-hour furlough earlier this month for Shevirio Childs-Young, 18, to attend a funeral. He’s facing a felony weapons charge, and police say he has a “lengthy juvenile delinquency history involving assault and weapons offenses.”

Childs-Young never returned from the furlough. He was captured Tuesday, more than three weeks later. On Thursday, he was charged with fleeing police, property damage and endangering a child. Judge Jeannice Reding said she has “serious concerns” about public safety and about whether or not Childs-Young would show up for future court dates. She ordered that he be held without bail for a case from last August, of which he had already pleaded guilty. For Thursday’s charges, and a weapons charge from last November, Judge Reding set bail at $100,000 for each.

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