COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — A Tennessee man who charged Soldier Field in a gorilla costume during a Bears game Sunday was ordered held in lieu of $250,000 bail.
"You know, a lot of us would die to get a ticket to the Bears game," Cook County Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. mused during a bond hearing Monday, "and all we want to do is sit there and cheer."
The judge then looked from 31-year-old Angelo Graham toward courtroom staff and asked, "How did he get a ticket and I can't get one?"
Graham, of Maryville, Tenn., is charged with criminal trespass at a place of public amusement.
A guy dressed as a gorilla wearing an "all lives matter" shirt just ran onto the field at the Bears game pic.twitter.com/QJLfuS1b1U
— Nik Gaur (@Gaur_Nik) October 2, 2016
According to prosecutors, Graham ran on to Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr., about 2:35 p.m. Sunday as the Bears played the Detroit Lions.
Graham wore a gorilla suit, orange skull cap and white t-shirt with the words "All Lives Matter," court records show. Video from the incident shows the shirt also read, "Put the Guns Down."
Soldier Field security detained the man and held him until police arrived.
Prosecutors in court Monday said Graham has eight prior felony convictions for cases involving drugs, guns and a stolen motor vehicle, among others.
"I thought it was the mascot at first," Bears receiver Eddie Royal told the Sun-Times.
