Homicide Watch Chicago

BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A North Lawndale man was ordered held in lieu of $350,000 bond Tuesday on charges of endangering the life of a 2-year-old boy who died from methadone poisoning while under his care. Reginal Z. Brown was babysitting Mickel Brown June 18, 2014, in his first-floor apartment when the toddler ingested … Read more →

The June death of a 2-year-old West Side boy has been ruled a homicide after toxicology results revealed the child died from methadone toxicity. Mickel Brown’s stepfather put him down for a nap on June 18 and later noticed the boy wasn’t breathing, authorities said. Mickel, of the 1400 block of South Kedvale Avenue, died … Read more →