Knott presses Descano on the caseAt a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on sanctuary policies, Rep. Brad Knott of North Carolina confronted Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano over the handling of a case involving a Honduran national accused of trying to abduct a 4-year-old girl. Knott kept coming back to the same point, which is often the most annoying thing in Washington: the facts do not become softer just because a prosecutor talks louder. The hearing centered on why the case moved toward a plea deal with a short sentence cap, why the court rejected it, and why the case was later dismissed.The plea deal that did not survive the judgeAccording to the exchange, Descano's office offered a plea deal that capped the sentence at two years. The court rejected the deal twice, citing overwhelming evidence and the danger the defendant posed to children. That is a bad sign for any office, because when even a judge says the deal is too weak, it usually means the public relations department has run ahead of public safety. After the plea was rejected, the case was dismissed, and the defendant later came into ICE custody. The result was predictable in the worst…

Chicago's latest street takeover Chicago got another late-night lesson in how quickly a crowd can turn a street into a bad idea with headlights. Around 12:43 a.m. Wednesday, drivers and spectators gathered for a street takeover, and the scene escalated when a vehicle rammed a Chicago police cruiser and pushed it backward. Video from the area showed people surrounding both cars, cheering, and filming as if public disorder were a community event. The whole thing had the usual modern ingredients: noise, spectators, and the cheerful belief that consequences are for other people. When a crowd starts treating a cruiser like a bumper in a carnival game, the city is already behind the curve. https://twitter.com/FoxUSNews/status/2054231481288192429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw One arrest, many questions Police charged 19-year-old Maximus Wyderski with misdemeanor reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police officers, and nine vehicle citations tied to the incident. Wyderski said he was only a spectator, claimed his car battery died at the scene, and said he tried to wave down officers for help before being arrested. Authorities have not publicly identified another suspect linked to the cruiser being struck. That leaves the city with a familiar problem: plenty of drama, plenty of footage, and not nearly…