R. Kelly co-defendant pleads not guilty to child porn charge
A former employee of R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of conspiracy to receive child pornography.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Young Kim released Milton “June” Brown on an unsecured bond at least until his next hearing Tuesday as federal prosecutors continue to investigate Brown’s assets.
Brown is charged with one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography. If convicted, prosecutors said, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
Last week, prosecutors in both the Northern District of Illinois and Eastern District of New York unsealed two bombshell indictments charging Kelly with child pornography, obstruction of justice and racketeering.
Brown, who worked for the singer from 1997 to 2018, is named as a codefendant in the Illinois case.
Bail for Kelly’s former manager Derrel McDavid, the other co-defendant in the Illinois case, was set at $500,000 last week. He was allowed to walk free after posting bond.
Sam Charles
Man charged with stabbing dad to death with garden shears in Beach Park
A Beach Park man is accused of killing his father with a pair of garden shears in their north suburban home.
George W. Bryce, 21, is charged with first-degree murder for the Thursday attack in the 12900 block of Peacock Road in Beach Park, according to the Lake County state’s attorney’s office.
Bryce was involved in a “domestic-related incident” with his 70-year-old father about 3 p.m. when he grabbed the shears and stabbed his father repeatedly, the Lake County sheriff ’s office said.
Luke Wilusz
2 injured in Oak Forest shooting
Two people were shot Friday in southwest suburban Oak Forest.
Authorities were called about shots fired at 2:08 a.m. in the 4100 block of West 167th Street, according to a statement from Oak Forest police.
Officers arrived to learn that “an altercation had occurred and several shots had been fired,” police said. Two people suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds in the attack.
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E. coli levels shut down Evanston beaches
Several beaches in north suburban Evanston were closed Friday due to bacteria in the water.
Water at four of the city’s six beaches were closed for elevated levels of E. coli, although their sandy parts remained open, a spokesperson for Evanston said.
The closed beaches include Lee Street Beach, Greenwood Street Beach, Clark Street Beach and Lincoln Street Beach.
Water at the Lighthouse and South Boulevard beaches tested safe and remained open for swimming, the spokesperson said.
The city will continue to test bacteria levels at the beaches, and will announce when the water is safe again for swimming.