Willie Hubbard sentenced to prison for punch that killed Edward James Scott

Michael Lansu — Tue, 12 May 2015 20:32:15 -0500

Willie Hubbard / Photo from Chicago Police

BY LEEANN SHELTON
Sun-Times Media

Willie Hubbard was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Monday for throwing a punch that led to 48-year-old Edward James Scott being impaled on a metal fence.

Hubbard, 35, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March following a bench trial before Judge Matthew Coghlan, according to court records.

Authorities said Hubbard punched Scott in the face because Scott had been harassing guests at a party in the 9100 block of South Greenwood Avenue about 8 p.m. June 16, 2013.

The blow caused Scott to lose his balance and and fall on a wrought iron fence, which impaled him near the eye, police said.

Scott later died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and the Cook County medical examiner's office ruled the death a homicide.

Hubbard, of the 1000 block of East 111th Street, turned himself in to police, authorities said.

On Monday, Coghlan sentenced Hubbard to 4 1/2 years in prison, according to court records. He was given credit for 72 days spent in jail, and will be required to serve one year of mandatory supervised release after his sentence is complete.

Murder charges in death of man impaled on fence after fight

Sun-Times Media Wire — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:48:47 -0500

A 33-year-old Far South Side man has been charged with the murder of a man who was impaled on a metal picket fence after being punched in the face and falling at a party earlier this month.

Police said 48-year-old Edward James Scott was harassing guests at a party in the 9100 block of South Greenwood Avenue about 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, when Willie Hubbard punched him in the face.

The blow caused Scott to lose his balance, resulting in his head becoming impaled by a wrought iron fence near the eye, police said.

Scott was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died about 9 p.m. that night.
An autopsy determined he died from craniocerebral injuries caused by impalement on a fence post following an assault, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. The death was ruled a homicide.

After turning himself in to police, Hubbard, of the 1000 block of East 111th Street, was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder with a strong probability of death/injury, police said. He was expected to appear in bond court Thursday.

Edward James Scott | Homicide Watch Chicago

Willie Hubbard sentenced to prison for punch that killed Edward James Scott

Murder charges in death of man impaled on fence after fight