Overview
- Sheaves Slate, 27, did not appear Saturday because he was hospitalized, and a judge set a detention hearing for Monday to decide whether he remains in custody.
- He is charged with two counts of murder, aggravated arson injuring a firefighter, and residential arson in the Rogers Park blaze that fatally injured Michael Altman, 32.
- Prosecutors told the court that Slate was squatting in the building, argued with tenants, and intentionally set a mattress on fire.
- Chicago firefighters filled the courtroom Saturday, and State Comptroller Susana Mendoza urged the public to attend Monday’s hearing in support of Altman’s family.
- Police arrested Slate on Wednesday in the 800-block of West Irving Park Road, and news reports note prior or pending retail-theft and drug-related cases.