Otis Harriel | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/otis-harriel/Latest news about Otis Harrielen-usWed, 19 Oct 2016 10:13:41 -0500Man gets 30 years for revenge killing that left Martavian Emery dead in Back of the Yards in 2014http://homicides.suntimes.com/2016/10/19/man-gets-30-years-for-revenge-killing-that-left-martavian-emery-dead-in-back-of-the-yards-in-2014/<p>By JORDAN OWEN<br /> Chicago Sun-Times Wire<br /> <img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2016/10/otisharriel.jpg" alt="Otis Harriel | Illinois Dept. of Corrections" width="266" height="264" class="size-full wp-image-21607" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2016/10/otisharriel.jpg 266w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2016/10/otisharriel-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Otis Harriel | Illinois Dept. of Corrections</p><br /> A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/martavian-emery/">Martavian Emery</a>, who allegedly directed the killer's daughter to a Back of the Yards home, where she was beaten and robbed at gunpoint in 2014.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/otis-harriel/">Otis Harriel</a> pleaded guilty Oct. 5 to murder before Judge James Obbish, according to Cook County court records.</p> <p>Emery and his sister were walking to a restaurant on April 25, 2014, when Harriel’s daughter asked Emery where she could buy marijuana, prosecutors said at the time. </p> <p>Emery directed her to a house in the 5400 block of South Winchester Avenue, but when she arrived, she was pistol-whipped and robbed at gunpoint, prosecutors said. </p> <p>Early the next day, Harriel confronted Emery for information about the robbery and threatened those responsible, prosecutors said. A witness saw a gun inside Harriel’s hooded sweatshirt, and Emery and the witness entered the home where the robbery happened.<br /> <span id="more-21604"></span><br /> <img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2016/10/cf6b8afb03bc909a37b1c507e92f3253-225x300.jpg" alt="Martavian Emery | Facebook" width="225" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-21608" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Martavian Emery | Facebook</p></p> <p>A short time later, shots were fired through a window of the home, prosecutors said. Police said Harriel was standing in the rear of the residence when he fired shots into the second floor.</p> <p>Emery, 21, was inside the kitchen area of a home and was shot in the chest. He died at the scene, authorities said.</p> <p>A 20-year-old woman sleeping in a bedroom was shot in the left knee and was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities said.</p> <p>Harriel was arrested May 26, 2014, and had a .38 caliber gun in his possession, authorities said. Ballistics tests confirmed the bullets recovered from Emery's body were fired by that gun, prosecutors said. The witness also identified Harriel in a lineup.</p> <p>Judge Obbish sentenced Harriel to 30 years in prison Friday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 592 days served in the Cook County Jail.</p> <p>Harriel was booked into the Stateville Correctional Center on Monday to begin serving his sentence, according to IDOC records.</p> <p>He had previously been convicted of burglary and three drug charges.</p> Jeff MayesWed, 19 Oct 2016 10:13:41 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2016/10/19/man-gets-30-years-for-revenge-killing-that-left-martavian-emery-dead-in-back-of-the-yards-in-2014/Martavian EmeryOtis HarrielProsecutors: Otis Harriel fatally shot Martavian Emery for directing daughter to home where she was beaten, robbedhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/02/27/prosecutors-otis-harriel-fatally-shot-martavian-emery-for-directing-daughter-to-back-of-the-yards-home-where-she-was-beaten-robbed/<p><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2015/02/Harriel-Otis.jpg" alt="Otis Harriel / Photo from Chicago Police" width="100%" height="auto" class="size-full wp-image-10172" /><br /> Otis Harriel / Photo from Chicago Police</p> <p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago Editor</p> <p>A 47-year-old father fatally shot a man who allegedly directed his daughter to a Back of the Yards home, where she was beaten and robbed at gunpoint in April 2014, prosecutors said. </p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/martavian-emery/">Martavian Emery</a> and his 20-sister were walking to a restaurant on April 25, 2014, when <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/otis-harriel/">Otis Harriel</a>'s daughter asked Emery where she could buy marijuana, said Assistant State's Attorney Sarah Karr.</p> <p>Emery directed Harriel's daughter to a house in the 5400 block of South Winchester Avenue, where she was pistol whipped and robbed at gunpoint, Karr said.</p> <p>Early the next day, Harriel confronted Emery for information about the robbery and threatened those responsible, Karr said.<br /> <span id="more-10171"></span><br /> A witness saw a gun inside Harriel's hooded sweatshirt, and Emery and the witness entered the home where the robbery happened, Karr said.</p> <p>A short time later, shots were fired through a window of the home, prosecutors said. Police said Harriel was standing in the rear of the residence when he fired shots into the second floor.</p> <p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/536.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>Emery, 21, was inside the kitchen area of a home and was shot in the chest and died at the scene, authorities said.</p> <p>A 20-year-old woman sleeping in a bedroom was shot in the left knee and treated at Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities said.</p> <p>Harriel was arrested May 26, 2014, and had a .38 caliber gun in his possession, authorities said. Ballistics tests confirmed the bullets recovered from Emery were fired by that gun, Karr said.<img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2015/02/MartavianEmery.jpg" alt="Martavian Emery / Photo from Facebook" width="225" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-10174" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Martavian Emery / Photo from Facebook</p></p> <p>The witness identified Harriel in a lineup, and he was charged Thursday with murder and aggravated battery, authorities said.</p> <p>Harriel, 47, of the 1400 block of South Canal Street, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance in 1989, manufacturing or delivery of cocaine in 1990, burglary in 1999, possession of a controlled substance in 2011 and has a pending armed habitual criminal charge, according to court records.</p> <p>Harriel receives social security checks and has mental health issues, according to his defense attorney.</p> <p>Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. ordered Harriel held without bond during a Friday court hearing.</p> <p>"You are a danger," Bourgeois said to Harriel.</p> <p>Harriel will be back in court March 18.</p> <p>-- Contributing: Rummana Hussain</p> Michael LansuFri, 27 Feb 2015 14:06:10 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/02/27/prosecutors-otis-harriel-fatally-shot-martavian-emery-for-directing-daughter-to-back-of-the-yards-home-where-she-was-beaten-robbed/Martavian EmeryOtis Harriel