{"id":11758,"date":"2026-05-30T08:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11758"},"modified":"2026-05-30T08:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:28:33","slug":"illegal-immigrant-jose-medina-accused-of-killing-loyola-student-sheridan-gorman-caught-with-weapon-in-his-pants-inside-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11758","title":{"rendered":"Illegal immigrant Jose Medina accused of killing Loyola student Sheridan Gorman caught with weapon in his pants inside jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Venezuelan illegal immigrant\u00a0accused of killing Loyola University student\u00a0Sheridan Gorman was caught with a weapon down his pants inside the Chicago prison where he awaits his murder trial.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Medina-Medina, 26, was caught with a 6-inch shank in his pants when Cook County jail officials searched the suspected killer on Thursday, the Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Office said, according to NBC Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Staff inside the Illinois lock-up received reports that Medina had the makeshift weapon in his possession before the pat-down just after 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jose Medina-Medina was found with a 6-inch shank in his pants pocket inside the Cook County Jail on May 28, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Cook County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officials described the shank as a \u201csharpened piece of metal with a handle fashioned out of medical tape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medina was charged with possession of contraband in a penal institution, the Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office announced Friday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was not revealed what Medina had planned to do with the shank before it was confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>Gorman, a freshman at the private Jesuit university, was fatally shot during a random attack while she was searching for the northern lights with a group of friends near campus in the early morning of March 19.<\/p>\n<p>Medina allegedly jumped at the group while wearing a mask and fired a single shot, striking the 18-year-old Yorktown Heights, NY-native in the back.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Officials described the shank as a \u201csharpened piece of metal with a handle fashioned out of medical tape.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Cook County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sheridan Gorman was fatally shot while walking with friends in Chicago, Ill. on March 19, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Sheridan Gorman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Medina was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault\/discharge of a firearm, and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>He was booked into the Cook County Jail on March 23, where he has been held without bond since.<\/p>\n<p>He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and would face a maximum sentence of life in prison with no parole after Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Medina\u2019s defense attorney argued he\u2019s cognitively challenged from a previous gunshot wound to the head he suffered during a robbery while he was living in Colombia with his mother.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sheridan Gorman\u2019s relatives take the stage during a memorial vigil in Yorktown Heights. <span class=\"credit\">Kevin C Downs for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Donald Trump listens to Sheridan Gorman\u2019s mother, Jessica, speaks to a rally at Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY, on May 22, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The injury left Medina with a part of his brain missing and forced him to relearn basic functions like walking and talking, the defense attorney claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday he has the brain development of a child,\u201d lawyer Julie Koehler told a judge during Medina\u2019s arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>Gorman\u2019s parents blasted the failed policies that allowed their daughter\u2019s alleged killer to illegally enter the country in 2019 and walk free around the streets before the murder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care what side of the aisle politically people are on, or if you\u2019re right in the middle like us. This can\u2019t happen. We\u2019ve got to make changes,\u201d Sheridan Gorman\u2019s mother, Jessica, told \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s definitely policies that contributed to this happening and we can\u2019t save Sheridan but we can\u2019t just not do anything,\u201d Thomas Gorman added during the interview.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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