Children on the playground at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora yelled “stranger danger!” as they ran away from a man who allegedly tried to kidnap an 11-year old child. The man accused of that crime, Soloman Galligan, was a registered sex offender.
At the time this happened in 2024, no one knew why Galligan stumbled onto the school grounds, but it made parents across Aurora hold their children a little closer that night.
Now, more than 460 days since his arrest, it appears Galligan’s case will be dismissed. Not due to a lack of evidence, or witness cooperation, or the many other reasons that criminal cases sometimes grind to a halt. No, Galligan’s case will be dismissed because a mental health evaluator determined he was incompetent to proceed and not likely to be restored in the future…