Twenty-six-year-old Anna N. Kochakian was arrested at her home Wednesday morning and charged in connection with the vandalization of Chicago Officer Ella French’s memorial.
French was shot and killed during a traffic stop on August 7, 2021. French’s partner, Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., was also shot during the traffic stop. He was severely wounded but survived.
CPD will #NeverForget – RIP! pic.twitter.com/kW4s2O5WWI
— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) August 8, 2021
FOX 32 reports that on August 19, 2021, police were alerted that a memorial to French had been vandalized. They noted, “The memorial – which featured a photo of French – had been torn down, crumpled and discarded in a trash can at a nearby CTA ‘L’ platform.”
On February 9, 2022, a search warrant was obtained for Anna N. Kochakian’s home and she was arrested. She was “handcuffed by Chicago…
