Third man charged with murder in shooting death of retired Chicago Police Sgt. Elmer Brown

Nicholas Heisler / Photo from Chicago Police BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A third man from Indiana was ordered held without bond Thursday for his alleged role in the murder of a retired Chicago Police sergeant last spring. Like his alleged cohorts, 20-year-old Nicholas Heisler, of Hammond, Ind., is facing murder and home invasion charges … Read more →

Jeremy Mendez, 16, held without bond in murder of retired Chicago Police sergeant

BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A 16-year-old Indiana boy was ordered held without bond Wednesday for his alleged role in the murder of an elderly retired Chicago Police sergeant. While his mother sat next to him, Jeremy Mendez admitted to detectives that he forced himself into 73-year-old Elmer Brown’s home the night of the incident … Read more →

Jesse Kazmierski charged with murder in shooting death of retired Chicago Police Sgt. Elmer Brown

BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times After Jesse Kazmierski and two others robbed a retired Chicago Police sergeant during a deadly home invasion on the Far South Side, he admitted “We did something stupid,” Cook County prosecutors said. Believing 73-year-old Elmer Brown and his wife had a lot of money in a safe, the three drove … Read more →

Jesse Kazmierski

  • Arrested: Sept. 3, 2014
  • Age: 18
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Suspected in the March 10, 2014 death of Elmer Brown.

Photo credit: Jesse Kazmierski / Photo from Chicago Police