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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Two Teens Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Fatal Shooting

Two of five teens charged with several felonies in connection to a fatal shooting in a Chicago Heights park pleaded not guilty in a Markham courtroom on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The other three are scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.

Two teens charged in connection to a shooting that killed a 17-year-old Chicago boy have entered not guilty pleas Tuesday, Dec. 18. Mikah Darko, 17, was shot near 15th and Hanover streets and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Witnesses told police Darko was in the park when two men approached him and started shooting.  The grand jury handed down an indictment for the five defendants on Friday, Nov. 30 in a Markham courtoom. Rhonzell F. Ard, 17, of Chicago Heights, in custody on $2 million bond and Cortez Hurst, 18, also of Chicago Heights and in custody on $2 million bond are charged with felony mob action, unlawful use of a weapon, concealing and delivery of a weapon to a minor and armed violence. Their three co-…

Michael M.

12:05 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012

I am glad to see that the gun control laws are working!!   more ›

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Teens Indicted in Connection to Fatal Shooting in Heights Park

Five teens have been charged with several felonies, including mob action and armed violence, related to an incident where another teen was fatally shot in a Chicago Heights park.

Five teenagers will be arraigned later this month on various charges after a Chicago teen was shot and killed in a Chicago Heights park, a spokesman with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday, Dec. 5. Mikah Darko, 17, was shot near 15th and Hanover streets and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Witnesses told police Darko was in the park when two men approached him and started shooting.  The grand jury handed down an indictment for the five defendants on Friday, Nov. 30 in a Markham courtoom. The accused include: All five are scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 18 in Markham.

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John62Boy

11:01 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012

To: Michael Stupid Wright, You have no ideal who those boys are. Also, you do not know them well or not at all personally to call any of them ignorant. There are two out of the five that i know graduated from high school and one was attending College (Kenndy King). Further more, you definitely got to be ignorant to think or suggest that the Parents, Babies Moma's and Dad's of the accused pictures…   more ›

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