A Rogers Park man has been charged with murder and aggravated arson in connection with a fire that killed Chicago Fire Department Firefighter and EMT Michael Altman, prosecutors announced. He is the fourth person charged this year with killing or attempting to kill someone in Chicago while on felony pretrial release.
Sheaves Slate, 27, is expected to appear for a detention hearing at the Cook County courthouse at 26th and California on Saturday afternoon, where additional details about the allegations against him are expected to be released.
Slate had been the subject of a “seeking to locate” bulletin distributed within the Chicago Police Department earlier this week. Detectives said they wanted to speak with him in connection with the fire on Monday at 1757 West North Shore Avenue…