A 50-year-old man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Chicago train has a documented history of repeatedly violating court-ordered curfew and movement restriction protocols, according to court records. Lawrence Reed, the suspect in the incident, was placed under electronic monitoring following a prior case in which he was charged with violently attacking a social worker at a psychiatric ward. The records detail multiple instances where Reed breached these restrictions in the weeks leading to the alleged attack on November 17. His violations, including unauthorized departures from his home and repeated alerts of non-compliance, have sparked debates about the effectiveness of current pretrial monitoring systems and raised alarms regarding public safety. The attack, which resulted in severe burns to the victim and ongoing critical condition, has intensified calls for re-examination of decarceration policies and their potential risks to community safety.