Aurora man pleads guilty to trying to hire someone, via Snapchat, for murder Andy Lopez Updated 3/8/2021 5:23 PM An Aurora man who authorities say posted a Snapchat message seeking to have someone harmed has pleaded guilty to attempted solicitation of murder. Andy Lopez, 24, entered the plea Thursday in exchange for a sentence of 180 days in jail and 30 months of conditional discharge.
According to Kane County Assistant State's Attorney Bill Engerman, Lopez had been arrested in January 2020 on a misdemeanor battery charge in DuPage County. Afterward, he posted a video of the charging documents, including the names, addresses and phone numbers of victims and witnesses, with the message "1,000$ if u wack this dude." There were responses, including one that read "he going down. OK. Can I just jump him?"