Steven Blanchard / Photo from Cook County Sheriff’s office BY BRIAN SLODYSKO Chicago Sun-Times A third man was charged Sunday in the December 2013 slaying of Leroy Griffin, who was beaten then shot in the head by rival gang members outside a Chatham gas station. Steven Blanchard, 26, who was charged with first-degree murder, is …
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Louis Smith / Photo from Chicago Police A second man has been charged with murder after authorities said he was part of a group that beat a man then shot him dead in the Chatham neighborhood. On Dec. 21, 2013, Leroy Griffin was walking with an acquaintance to a gas station near 79th and State …
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Lamont Jackson / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Lamont Jackson was ordered held on $1 million bond Thursday after prosecutors claim he was part of a group that beat Leroy Griffin then shot him dead in the Chatham community. On Dec. 21, 2013, Griffin was walking with an acquaintance …
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