Federal Judge Martin J. Kennelly ruled Aug. 27 that former Oak Parker Tommy Schaefer must remain in federal custody while awaiting trial on charges he conspired to murder an Oak Park woman in Bali 14 years ago.
Schaefer, 33, who has been held in the downtown Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) since February awaiting trial on a charge that he conspired to murder Sheila von Weise, had sought to be released on electronic monitoring into the custody of his mother, Kia Walker. He faces up to life in prison if convicted, due to the fact that von Weise Mack died as a result.
As Schaefer walked into the courtroom the afternoon of Aug. 27, accompanied by two U.S. Marshals, he smiled at his mother in the gallery, placed his hands together in a prayer gesture and blew her a kiss…