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Attempted Murder Suspect Blames Mental Health for Shooting


Mugshot via Will County Sheriff's Office 

By Tyler Drag 

 

            Retired sheriff’s deputy, John O’Malley, was in his home watching the Chicago Bears play the Detroit Lions on September 13, 2020 before he was shot once in his left thigh and again in the upper chest. 55-year-old Denise O’Malley, the victim’s wife, was taken into custody after her husband stumbled out of their Plainfield home, collapsed outside, and neighbors called the police. Since the shooting John O’Malley was hospitalized in critical condition and has luckily recovered. Now the suspect is being charged with attempted murder. 

            Jeff Tomczak is the criminal defense attorney for Denise O’Malley and recently called on her husband, the victim, to testify in court. The victim agreed with the defense attorney that Denise O’Malley shouldn’t be held in the Will County Jail and instead the defense attorney went on to request that Denise O’Malley be moved to Linden Oaks Behavioral Health to address her mental illness. Since the shooting Denise O’Malley has been in the Will County Jail with a bail of $750,000.

            Denise O’Malley’s defense attorney filed a motion requesting that the Joliet woman’s bail be reduced to $100,000. If Judge Carlson agrees to this request Denise O’Malley’s family claim they would be capable of bailing her out by coming up with a more reasonable $10,000 rather than $75,000. Denise O’Malley’s defense attorney also requested that she be placed under an electric monitoring device while she awaits her trial and would not have any contact with her husband. 

            Denise O’Malley has previously been working as a registered nurse at Edward’s Hospital, but her family claims they suspected she was suffering from some mental illness in February of 2020. She was taken to Linden Oaks where she was diagnosed with psychosis, anxiety disorder, and schizophrenia. She returned to her home and her defense attorney claims that her psychiatric problems grew worse- leading to the shooting. “They may not have given her the care she needed,” claimed the defense attorney referring to Linden Oaks. 

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