Chicago man gets seven years for fatal gang-related stabbing of Benito Juarez in 2014 in Little Village

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:33:06 -0500

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Jose Marroquin | Illinois Dept. of Corrections

An alleged gang member was sentenced to seven years in prison last week after he pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing Benito Juarez of Cicero in Little Village in 2014.

Jose Marroquin, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder before Judge Vincent Gaughan on Friday, according to Cook County court records.

Prosecutors said Marroquin and several friends were inside the Las Delicias restaurant at 4142 W. 26th at 4:40 a.m. April 27, 2014, when Marroquin saw 40-year-old Benito Juarez walk by outside.

After exchanging gang signs, Marroquin ran out of the restaurant after Juarez, and stabbed him once in the throat with a knife, prosecutors said. Juarez was helped across the street by his friends, where he collapsed.

Benito Juarez | Facebook

Juarez, of the 2100 block of South 50th Avenue in Cicero, died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The stabbing was captured on the restaurant’s surveillance camera, prosecutors said.

Marroquin, of the 2700 block of South Kildare, turned himself in to Chicago Police after an arrest warrant was issued, according to court records.

Gaughan sentenced Marroquin to seven years in prison Friday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 282 days served in the Cook County Jail, and must also serve two years of supervised release.

He was booked into the Stateville Correctional Center on Monday, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records.

Jose Marroquin charged with murder in Little Village stabbing death of Cicero resident Benito Juarez

Michael Lansu — Sun, 18 May 2014 11:30:25 -0500

Jose Marroquin / Photo from Chicago Police

BY BRIAN SLODYSKO
Chicago Sun-Times

Jose Marroquin has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing 40-year-old Benito Juarez to death last month in the Little Village neighborhood.

Prosecutors said Marroquin and several friends were inside the Las Delicias restaurant at 4142 W. 26th at 4:40 a.m. April 27 when he saw Juarez walk by outside.

After exchanging gang signs, Marroquin ran out of the restaurant after Juarez and stabbed him once in the throat with a knife, Assistant State’s Attorney Claire Savaglio alleged in court.

Juarez was helped across the street by his friends, where he collapsed, Savaglio said.

Juarez, of the 2100 block of South 50th Avenue in Cicero, died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Benito Juarez / Photo from Facebook

The attack was allegedly captured on the restaurant’s surveillance camera, prosecutors said.

Marroquin, of the 2700 block of South Kildare Avenue, turned himself in to Chicago Police May 16 after an arrest warrant was for him, according to court records.

Marroquin, of the 2700 block of South Kildare Avenue, was ordered held on $750,000 bond Sunday.

-- Contributing: Sun-Times Media Wire

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Chicago man gets seven years for fatal gang-related stabbing of Benito Juarez in 2014 in Little Village

Jose Marroquin charged with murder in Little Village stabbing death of Cicero resident Benito Juarez