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David Twine sentenced to 12 years in prison for fatally shooting friend in Beverly

Michael Lansu — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:46:59 -0500

David Twine / Photo from Chicago Police

BY LEEANN SHELTON
Sun-Times Media

David Twine was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his friend in Beverly in 2013.

Twine, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder before Judge Matthew E. Coghlan, who handed down the 12-year sentence, according to court records.

Twine had been accused of shooting 34-year-old Kyle Arrington on May 15, 2013, during a dispute in the 9900 block of South Walden Parkway, authorities said. Arrington died more than a month later.

Arrington’s father, Thomas, said that his son and Twine had been friends since they attended Morgan Park High School together. Thomas Arrington said his wife taught Twine at the school, and that he was a frequent guest at the Arrington home.

Thomas Arrington said his son was inside the vestibule of his fiance’s apartment building when he was shot through a glass door. He was shot another six times in the back as he tried to run away from the gunman.

Twine, of the 4500 block of West Columbine in Matteson, was given credit for nearly two years spent behind bars since his arrest, according to court records.

Matteson man indicted in Beverly man’s homicide

Sun-Times Media Wire — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 02:30:05 -0500

(MATTESON) A southwest suburban Matteson man has been indicted in connection with the homicide of a Beverly man with whom he’d been friends for many years.

Kyle Arrington, 34, and the father of an 8-year-old daughter, died June 20, more than a month after his body was riddled with six bullets, allegedly fired by David Twine during a dispute with his friend.

Twine, 29, had been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm after the May 15 shooting in the 9900 block of South Walden Parkway in Chicago’s Beverly community, not far from Arrington’s home.

Twine was to appear in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing, but he was a no-show because of an apparent paperwork glitch. He is being held at Cook County Jail on $500,000 bail.

An indictment against Twine recently was handed up, but it was unclear what charges it contains and whether it came before or after Arrington’s death. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is believed prosecutors were looking at whether to upgrade charges against Twine.

Cathy Hufford, a Cook County state’s attorney, said after Thursday’s brief hearing that Twine had been indicted, but that she did not know the charges and the paperwork was not yet in the court clerk’s computer system.

Twine is due to be arraigned July 5 at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building at 26th Street and California Avenue in Chicago.

Arrington’s father, Thomas, said that his son and Twine had been friends since they attended Morgan Park High School together. Thomas Arrington said that his wife taught Twine while he was at the school, and that he was a frequent guest at the Arrington home.

Police said Twine shot his friend during a dispute about 12:35 p.m. May 15.

Arrington, his father said, was inside the vestibule of his fiance’s apartment building when he was shot through a glass door and hit six times in the back as he tried to run away from the gunman.

Thomas Arrington said he and his family have no idea what prompted the shooting.

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Man shot in Beverly dies a month later

Sun-Times Media Wire — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 09:34:17 -0500

A man shot multiple times during a May dispute in the Southwest Side Beverly neighborhood died Thursday.

Kyle Arrington, 34, was shot May 15 in the 9900 block of South Walden Parkway and was declared dead at 6:20 a.m. Thursday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Police had said David Twine, 29, of Matteson, shot Arrington during a dispute about 12:35 p.m. May 15.

An arrest warrant was issued for Twine, who was booked into the Cook County Jail June 1 and is being held on $500,000 bond for aggravated battery with a firearm, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s office.

An autopsy on Arrington, of the 9100 block of South Damen Avenue, is scheduled for Friday, the medical examiner’s office said.

It was not immediately known if charges will be upgraded since Arrington has died.