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To: Saulamanca who wrote (21129)	9/7/2019 1:42:37 PM
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3 point blank in the chest is involuntary? Lakeview homicide trial ends with "involuntary manslaughter" conviction... What's next? Friday, August 30, 2019 West Side man who was charged with murdering 25-year-old Kevin O’Malley during a botched robbery in Lakeview went on trial this week. And many people are not happy with the outcome. Jurors declined to convict Kristopher Pitts of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of O’Malley under the Red Line tracks on Oakdale Avenue early on May 30, 2015. Jurors also declined to convict him of second-degree murder. Instead, they found Pitts guilty of three counts of involuntary manslaughter, charges that carry prison sentences of just two to five years each. Before the trial commenced on Monday, prosecutors dropped 14 felony counts that had been approved by a grand jury. Honing allegations before trial is not unusual. But prosecutors put all of their eggs in the murder case. Tossed were five felony gun charges, three felony armed robbery charges, and six additional murder counts. So, jurors never had an opportunity to consider the gun and robbery aspects of the alleged crime. Only three remaining murder counts were on the table. Pitts has been in Cook County Jail since cops arrested him at the Wellington Brown Line platform shortly after the murder. He’s earned almost 1,500 days of time-served credit that will be applied against any prison term. Exactly how much more time he will do is not known because there are many factors in play. Pitts was on bond for another felony at the time of O’Malley’s death. That can be taken into consideration by the judge. But even with the most severe possible sentence, Pitts can expect to receive a 50% reduction for good behavior and credit for time served. He's due back in court on Sept. 25. Machete threat Pitts was on bail awaiting trial for threatening police officers with a machete when he killed O’Malley. On Feb. 23, 2014, police were called to Pitts’ home in Garfield Park after his upstairs neighbor reported that he threatened her with a two-foot-long machete and a German Shepherd. Continued