Timothy Ward | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/timothy-ward/Latest news about Timothy Warden-usWed, 29 Mar 2017 16:14:21 -050027-year-old gets 14 years for fatally shooting Charzelle Hayes during 2015 argument in North Lawndalehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/03/29/27-year-old-gets-14-years-for-fatally-shooting-charzelle-hayes-during-2015-argument-in-north-lawndale/<p>By JORDAN OWEN<br /> Chicago Sun-Times Wire<br /> <img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2017/03/TimothyWard-300x297-300x297.jpg" alt="Timothy Ward | Illinois Dept. of Corrections" width="300" height="297" class="size-medium wp-image-25026" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2017/03/TimothyWard-300x297.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2017/03/TimothyWard-300x297-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Timothy Ward | Illinois Dept. of Corrections</p><br /> A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for fatally shooting <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/charzelle-hayes/">Charzelle Hayes</a> during an argument in the West Side North Lawndale neighborhood in 2015.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/timothy-ward/">Timothy Ward</a>, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, and being a felon in possession of a firearm on Monday before Judge Dennis Porter, according to Cook County court records.</p> <p>On the morning of July 18, 2015, Ward was standing outside a van he'd been riding in with eight other people when the 25-year-old Hayes and others came up to him and his friends in the 3500 block of West Grenshaw, prosecutors said at Ward's bond hearing.</p> <p>Minutes before, the van, driven by Ward’s wife, had stopped in front of a home there because some passengers wanted to use the bathroom, prosecutors said. </p> <p>At some point, someone from Hayes’ group punched one of the occupants of the van who had been standing outside with Ward, prosecutors said. That’s when Ward pulled out a handgun and shot Hayes.<br /> <span id="more-25023"></span></p> <p>Ward and the others then jumped back into the van and drove off, prosecutors said.</p> <p>Hayes, shot in the arm and chest, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.</p> <p>Shortly after the shooting, police stopped the van and found a revolver containing seven expended shell casings, a holster and box of ammunition under the front passenger seat where Ward had been sitting, prosecutors said. Officers also lifted a fingerprint off a tray inside the ammunition box, which was later identified as Ward’s. </p> <p>Tests taken at the Illinois State Police crime lab later revealed the gun from the van was the weapon used to kill Hayes, prosecutors said. Ward fled to Tennessee, where he was picked up for a parole violation.</p> <p>The Carpentersville resident, who is married with children, admitted to detectives that he killed Hayes, authorities said.</p> <p>Judge Porter sentenced Ward to 14 years in prison Monday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 370 days served in the Cook County Jail.</p> <p>Ward, who previously served a five-year sentence for robbery, was booked into the Stateville Correctional Center to begin serving his sentence Tuesday, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.</p> Jeff MayesWed, 29 Mar 2017 16:14:21 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/03/29/27-year-old-gets-14-years-for-fatally-shooting-charzelle-hayes-during-2015-argument-in-north-lawndale/Charzelle HayesTimothy WardNo bond for Carpentersville man charged with fatal 2015 shooting of Charzelle Hayes in North Lawndalehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2016/03/25/no-bond-for-carpentersville-man-charged-with-fatal-2015-shooting-of-charzelle-hayes-in-north-lawndale/<p>By RUMMANA HUSSAIN<br /> Chicago Sun-Times<br /> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2016/03/ward-timothy.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2016/03/ward-timothy-240x300.jpg" alt="Timothy Ward | Cook County sheriff&#039;s office" width="240" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-16707" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Timothy Ward | Cook County sheriff's office</p><br /> A 26-year-old northwest suburban man was ordered held without bond Friday, charged with shooting <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/charzelle-hayes/">Charzelle Hayes</a> to death in North Lawndale last year.</p> <p>Cook County prosecutors didn’t explain what started the argument, but said that <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/timothy-ward/">Timothy Ward</a> was standing outside a van he had been riding in with eight other people when Hayes and others came up to him and his friends in the 3500 block of West Grenshaw.</p> <p>Minutes before on that morning of July 18, 2015, the van, driven by Ward’s wife, had stopped in front of a home there because some passengers wanted to use the bathroom, Assistant State’s Attorney Matthew Howroyd said in court.</p> <p>At some point, someone from Hayes’ group punched one of the occupants of the van who had been standing outside with Ward, Howroyd said. That’s when Ward allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot the 25-year-old Hayes.<br /> <span id="more-16706"></span></p> <p>Ward and the others then jumped back into the van and drove off, Howroyd said.</p> <p>Hayes, shot in the arm and chest, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.</p> <p>Shortly after the shooting, police stopped the van and found a revolver containing seven expended shell casings, a holster and a box of ammunition under the front passenger seat where Ward had been sitting, Howroyd said.</p> <p>Officers also lifted a fingerprint off a tray inside the ammunition box, which was later identified as Ward’s, Howroyd said.</p> <p>Tests taken at the Illinois State Police crime lab later revealed the gun from the van was the weapon used to kill Hayes, Howroyd said.</p> <p>He did not say why police didn’t arrest Ward the day of the shooting.</p> <p>Ward eventually fled to Tennessee where he was recently picked up for a parole violation.</p> <p>The Carpentersville resident, who is married with children, admitted to Chicago Police detectives that he killed Hayes, authorities said.</p> <p>Ward has two previous convictions for robbery and aggravated battery to a police officer.</p> <p>He used to work at convenience store and Pizza Nation in Schaumburg, according to his assistant public defender.</p> Jeff MayesFri, 25 Mar 2016 16:23:09 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2016/03/25/no-bond-for-carpentersville-man-charged-with-fatal-2015-shooting-of-charzelle-hayes-in-north-lawndale/Charzelle HayesTimothy Ward