Alleged gang member ‘D.Rose’ gets 40 years for fatal shooting of 14-year-old Venzel Richardson in 2014 in Woodlawn

By LUKE WILUSZ and JEFF MAYES Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side man whose street name appeared in the lyrics of several Chicago rappers was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday after being found guilty last year of the 2014 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Venzel Richardson in Woodlawn. Ahbir Sardin, known as “D.Rose,” was … Read more →

Rapper gets 38 years for fatally shooting livery driver Javan Boyd as he waited for customer in 2014 in Bridgeport

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A South Side rapper has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 2014 slaying of livery driver Javan Boyd just blocks away from U.S. Cellular Field. Judge Vincent Gaughan handed down the sentence Monday to 21-year-old Courtney Ealy for the Feb. 22, 2014, shooting, according to the … Read more →

Courtney Ealy

  • Arrested: March 17, 2014
  • Age: 19
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Suspected in the Feb. 22, 2014 death of Javan Boyd.

Photo credit: Courtney Ealy / Photo from Chicago Police