Pair convicted, sentenced to prison for 2013 fatal stabbing of Lamont Larkins in Grand Boulevard

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:41:53 -0600

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Timothy Barber | Cook County sheriff's office

Two men have been sentenced for their roles in the fatal stabbing of Lamont L. Larkins in the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood in 2013.

Jason Smith, 27; and Timothy Barber, 43, were both convicted last year of second-degree murder, according to Cook County court records.

Larkins was found by a friend stabbed multiple times in an alley in the 4000 block of South Calumet Avenue at 12:40 a.m. Aug. 30, 2013, authorities said at the time. Larkins, of the 4000 block of South Indiana Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Jason Smith | Cook County sheriff's office

Barber, of the 200 block of East 135th Place, was arrested about a month after the stabbing, police said after his arrest. Smith was arrested during a traffic stop in the 600 block of West Garfield Boulevard in January 2014.

Judge Charles Burns sentenced Barber to 27 years in prison Thursday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 881 days served in the Cook County Jail. Smith was sentenced to 12 years and will receive credit for 777 days served in the jail.

Both Barber and Smith were booked into the Stateville Correctional Center on Monday.

Man charged with fatal Grand Boulevard stabbing

Jeff Mayes — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:52:42 -0500

A Far South Side man has been charged with second-degree murder for the stabbing death of a man in the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood last month.

Timothy Barber, 40, of the 200 block of East 135th Place, was arrested Sunday and charged with second-degree murder after being identified as the stabber, police said.

Timothy Barber

A friend found the 24-year-old victim stabbed multiple times in an alley in the 4000 block of South Calumet Avenue at 12:40 a.m. on Aug. 30, police Nsaid at the time.

Lamont L. Larkins of the 4000 block of South Indiana Avenue was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

On Monday, Judge Laura Sullivan order Barber held on an $800,000 bond and set a preliminary hearing for Oct. 21.

Timothy Barber | Homicide Watch Chicago

Pair convicted, sentenced to prison for 2013 fatal stabbing of Lamont Larkins in Grand Boulevard

Man charged with fatal Grand Boulevard stabbing