Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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-…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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.
Monday, November 26, 2012
A grand jury will decide this week whether to indict five teenagers charged in connection to the shooting death of a Chicago teen in a Chicago Heights park.
The case against five teens charged in connection to the shooting death of another teen in a Chicago Heights park will go to a grand jury, an attorney for one of the teens said after a hearing Monday. An indictment could be announced on Friday. Sign up for daily Chicago Heights news alerts. Police say Mikah Darko, 17, of Chicago, 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. Currently, the five teens are in the custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections and have not been charged with murder. They are: At the brief hearing Friday, the teens were called in pairs as Judge Darron E. Bowden …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Four of the teens have been issued a Class X felony charge, which can carry a 30-year prison sentence.
Police have arrested and charged five teenagers after a Chicago teen was shot and killed in a Chicago Heights park on Nov. 3. Mikah Darko, 17, of Chicago, 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. Sign up for Chicago Heights breaking news alerts. On Nov. 4, Chicago Heights police detectives and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force arrested four suspects in connection with the shooting. Police arrested two more suspects Nov. 5., and after further investigation five teens were issued a total of 18 charges. Police noted that an armed violence charge is considered a Class X felony in …
Michael M.
12:05 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
I am glad to see that the gun control laws are working!! more ›