Third man charged with botched 2014 home invasion that left Desmond Gunawardana and an accomplice dead

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT Chicago Sun-Times Wire A Tennessee man is the third person charged in connection with a botched 2014 home invasion in Norwood Park that left homeowner Desmond Gunawardana, and their alleged accomplice Miran Cerimagic, dead. Brandon Perkins, 22, was arrested on a first-degree murder warrant Wednesday for the Sept. 5, 2014, incident in … Read more →

UPDATE: Brittney Mitchell, Orhan Cerimagic held without bond for Norwood Park home invasion that left two dead

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago A man and woman were each held without bond for their alleged roles in a deadly home invasion gone bad that left both a resident and one of their accomplices dead. Brittney Mitchell believed an acquaintance, Desmond Gunawardana, had “large amounts of narcotics stashed in his residence” and formulated … Read more →

Police: Brittney Mitchell, Orhan Cerimagic charged with murder in home invasion stabbing deaths of resident, accomplice

Brittney Mitchell / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor A man and woman were each charged with two counts of first-degree murder for their roles in a fatal home invasion that left a resident and one of their alleged accomplices dead. Miran Cerimagic, Orhan Cerimagic and Brittney Mitchell broke into … Read more →

Brittney Mitchell

Suspected in the Sept. 5, 2014 death of Desmond Gunawardana.

Photo credit: Brittney Mitchell / Photo from Chicago Police