Murder charges were announced Monday against a Burnside man who allegedly threw a makeshift explosive through a window of a Bridgeport home belonging to the Chicago Housing Authority. Cordale Nichols, 37, was allegedly targeting his girlfriend, but the fire from the explosive killed the woman’s mother, Charnette Walker, and injured the woman’s 12-year-old daughter, Cook County prosecutors said. Nichols is accused of first-degree murder and attempted murder, aggravated arson and failing to register as a previous offender in a gun crime, police said. Nichols is accused of lighting and throwing a soda bottle of flammable liquid through a window of […]
Man arrested, charged with murder, arson for allegedly throwing explosive into Bridgeport home
