From Chicago Sun-Times · · 1m 50s
Defendant on electronic monitoring charged with janitor's murder
Chicago man on electronic monitoring fatally stabbed CTA janitor before fleeing with ID.
In brief
Chicago man on electronic monitoring fatally stabbed CTA janitor before fleeing with ID. Chevazz Campbell, 37, was on electronic monitoring for two felony cases when he fatally stabbed CTA janitor Julian Mobley at Damen station. Originally reported by Chicago Sun-Times.
Defendant charged with murder
Chevazz Campbell, 37, faces murder charges after fatally stabbing CTA janitor Julian Mobley at Damen station.
Defendant on electronic monitoring
Campbell was already on electronic monitoring as part of his probation for two felony cases, prosecutors said.
Stabbing occurred at Damen station
Campbell entered Damen Green Line station around 3 p.m. Thursday and tried to jump the gate without paying.
Campbell used racial slurs
Campbell argued with CTA employees using racial slurs before macing and fatally stabbing Julian Mobley.
Mobley was fatally stabbed
Campbell sprayed Mobley with mace twice, then stabbed him once in the neck with a knife from his bag.
Mobley died at Stroger Hospital
Mobley ran into a janitor’s closet, gushing blood from his neck, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Campbell fled with ID
Campbell fled the scene with Mobley’s CTA identification card and cellphone, which he picked up after Mobley dropped them.
Campbell disguised himself
Campbell stopped at a convenience store, turned his jacket inside out, gave a duffel bag to a clerk, and asked to borrow a hat.
Campbell surrendered later
Campbell surrendered later that night and was identified on surveillance video by someone who has known him most of his life.
Prosecutors say he violated curfew
Campbell had violated his curfew at least four times before the stabbing, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors demand system changes
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke and ATU Local 308 union president called for changes to electronic monitoring system.
The one thing
Chevazz Campbell, 37, was on electronic monitoring for two felony cases when he fatally stabbed CTA janitor Julian Mobley at Damen station.
