County Board Member Calls Out Drew Peterson Prosecutor
County Board Member Kathleen Konicki sent an email to the chief judge complaining about the state's attorney's conduct during the Drew Peterson trial.
Lame duck Will County Board member Kathleen Konicki took a shot at top prosecutor James Glasgow for supposedly praising a Cincinnati tycoon jailed for muttering an obscenity at wife-killer Drew Peterson.
Konicki accused Glasgow of lauding Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby in a courthouse hallway a week after Ruby was arrested and briefly jailed on a contempt of court charge.
"Mr. Ruby is feted as a folk hero," Konicki, a Homer Glen Republican, wrote in an email to Chief Judge Gerald Kinney. "To understand his status, it may be helpful to take into consideration the hallway conversations of officers of the court."
Konicki referenced one hallway conversation in particular. She claimed it occurred Aug. 30 and she quoted Glasgow as saying, "I don't like all the things they're saying against (Drew Peterson's missing fourth wife) Stacy Peterson, when she's not here to defend herself, to explain what she meant. And I don't care (what) they say, I respect that guy from Ohio (Jeff Ruby) who came all the way out here. At least he stands up for what he believes in."
Kinney had a printout of the email added to Peterson's court file.
Glasgow's spokesman, Charles B. Pelkie, pointed out factual inaccuracies in Konicki's email—including her claim that the jury was in the courtroom when Ruby allegedly cursed Peterson.
"The letter itself is detached from reality," Pelkie said. "Some of the things she alleged happened just didn't happen. I don't know what she thought she heard in a crowded courthouse hallway."
Konicki, who was defeated in the March primary and will be out of office at the end of her term, said she reached out to Judge Kinney—as well as to trial Judge Edward Burmila and Peterson's attorneys—for no other reason than to make them aware of the situation.
"The court won't know this unless I tell them," said Konicki, who added that she was not seeking any remedy for what she says she saw. Konicki also said she had no idea her email would be placed in Peterson's case file.
"I'm not hoping the court does anything," Konicki said. "I want the court to know."
Ruby, who is due back in Joliet on Oct. 12 to answer a charge of contempt of court, said Glasgow wasn't the only one paying him respect, and that he even got his due from two of Peterson's lawyers.
"You know who else respected what I did and said it publicly?" Ruby asked. "A guy named Joe Lopez. And so did Steve Greenberg. And so did most of America."
Attorneys Lopez and Greenberg were two of the six lawyers defending Peterson at the murder trial. Peterson has since fired Greenberg. Greenberg filed a motion to withdraw from the case Wednesday.
Peterson's sentencing for murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, is set for Nov. 26. He faces 20 to 60 years in prison.
Konicki attended every day of Peterson's five-week trial. She often advocated for Peterson, arguing with others in the hallway about his innocence.
"Clearly she's got an agenda with regard to the case and she's trying to advance that agenda," Pelkie said, noting that Glasgow cannot remember making the statement attributed to him by Konicki.
"He has no recollection of this conversation at all," Pelkie said. "There are so many factual inaccuracies with regard to what Ms. Konicki says happened, one has to question what she thinks she heard in a crowded hallway."
Tammy Littlebear
5:00 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
Sounds like a fruit loop to me. Trying to cause trouble or just get her 5 minutes of fame before leaving her seat. See ya chicka
Toni Quilico-Kriebel
7:32 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
She is! I sat next to her at the trial and she would talk and laugh to herself! She seriously is coocoo for cocoapuffs!!!!
Watchful Eye
5:16 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
Huh. She's sure got herself in a tizzy. She's just not getting the whole picture here, and she's just pretending to ignore it to further whatever agenda she seems to have going on.. As Joe reported in this piece, Jeff Ruby is correct--defense attorneys Joe Lopez and Steve Greenberg did support him. They've been extended offers to have steaks at his restaurant if they're ever in Cincinnati.
I'm surprised Ms. Konicki, wasn't all put out about the convicted murderer surrendering himself to some women in the court by mouthing to them, and gesturing to them by placing his hand over his heart? Judge Pirro was one of them, among others. Maybe Judge Pirro should do likewise and write a letter to the chief judge and Judge Burmila, with a copy to whoever is left on Peterson's defense, "if for no other reason than to make them aware of the situation." She can ask that a copy be placed in Peterson file, even if Ms. Konicki didn't request that hers be.
If she attended every day of the trial, maybe she should have taken notes, or taken better notes. Then, she should go sit down somewhere quiet and shut the hell up, because she looks like a fool right about now.
Anna Hultin
9:39 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
it's all about sour grapes....Jeff Ruby did what the public watching that circus wanted to do...the disrespect for the 2 dead women was horrible..everytime they got in front of the microphones..it was jokes and laughter...Ms.Konicki's five minutes of fame is ridicules..maybe she could visit DP in jail...she is one sick puppy...
joliet resident
5:44 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
It's fortunate for Will County that she lost.
What responsible board member would behave like this. Glasgow only deserves praise for
what he did and Jeff Ruby was exercising his
freedom of speech by coming here. It
is over so let's forget Drew and the circus.
kilo charlie
10:02 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
she sounds like she has a little "thing" for drew. she can be his pen pal when he gets locked up.
Toni Quilico-Kriebel
7:34 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
She also has her own version of what she thinks happens and you wouldn't even believe it! I'm not sure if I can post but believe me this chick needs help!
stef
11:51 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
I agree - she is just trying to get some attention. Move on lady...no one cares!
Flora Dora
8:44 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
I guess she has a thing for Drew. Glad to hear she will be gone soon.
John Roberts
10:43 am on Saturday, September 29, 2012
The same people who are on here discrediting her story would be the same people who used it in their defense if they were on trial....just like the mom suing over he kid dying over getting punched.Her kid died she is now suing the girl who hit him...But if it were her daughter that killed the guy she would be defending her saying it was not her fault....If someone said something that could get you off of a crime you would use it..even if it came from this lady.
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