Chicago Police arrest 53 people in Lakeview during overnight chaos following Pride Parade

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police arrested 53 people in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood early Monday morning, hours after the annual Pride Parade wrapped up.

A heavy police presence was seen just before 1:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Clark Street, near Wellington Avenue. Large crowds were seen in many parts of the neighborhood, including along the Northalsted nightlife district on Halsted Street, and on Broadway at Roscoe Street—where some revelers set off fireworks in a parking lot.

Police said 53 people were arrested, including nine juveniles, and four guns were recovered.

Six people were cited for obstruction of traffic, and six more were cited with disorderly conduct for failing to obey police. One person was cited with both offenses, and one more still was arrested for the issuance of a warrant.

A total of 24 people were charged with various misdemeanors—including reckless conduct, battery, assault, resisting or obstructing an officer, and criminal damage to property.

Charges are pending against two people.

Fourteen people were charged with felonies:

• A 14-year-old boy was charged with aggravated battery to a transit employee.
• A 15-year-old boy was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a person under 21, and cited with possessing a laser sight accessory, firearm silencer, or muffler.
• A 17-year-old boy was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, and also charged with the misdemeanor of disobeying a police officer's order.
• Another 17-year-old boy was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, as well as two misdemeanor counts each of aggravated assault on a transit employee and resisting or obstructing a peace officer, and two citations for having weapons on the CTA.
• Chicory Williams, 18, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a person under 21, and cited with illegal cannabis possession.
• Robin Hill, 20, was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, and also the misdemeanor of resisting or obstructing an officer.
• Selena Seawood, 20, was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, and cited for drinking alcohol in the public way.
• Chyna Stevenson, 23, was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer.
• D Mario Gill, 26, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a loaded weapon.
• Kenyatta Head, 27, was charged with four felony drug possession charges.
• Eric Spencer, 28, was charged with illegal cannabis dealing charges and cited for the use of cannabis in a public place.
• Marvin Thompson, 28, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and being an armed habitual criminal, as well as three misdemeanor counts of resisting and obstructing a peace officer.
• Jarvis Rice, 32, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and illegal cannabis dealing, as well as one misdemeanor count each of resisting and obstructing a peace officer, failing to register as a gun offender, and drinking on the public way.
• Mellyssa Mack, 33, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer.

Police in their Major Incident Notifications reports provided one account of a specific incident in the area early Monday morning. Police said a 20-year-old woman was given and order by an officer in the 1000 block of West School Street off Sheffield Avenue, and the woman refused and went on to pull the officer's hair and strike the officer multiple times. The woman was immediately taken into custody, while the officer refused medical attention for aa minor laceration.

Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) said in a statement he was "extremely disappointed" by the situation:

"The Pride Parade yesterday was a safe and wonderful celebration of our diverse LGBTQ+ community, and it was such a joy to see so many people come out to show their support in the fight for equality. Following the Parade's conclusion, I was extremely disappointed to see disruptive actions in our neighborhood into the early morning hours. I am grateful to the Chicago Police Department for their quick and decisive action to limit any damage and keep people safe, and to the Streets and Sanitation Department for their great work to clean our neighborhood. I look forward to meeting with City departments and stakeholders in the coming days to discuss how we can continue to improve the Parade for participants, attendees and neighbors, and prevent these disturbing actions from occurring in the future."