Jury convicts man in Chicago Heights woman's 2019 murder
Drew Carter III, 46, faces life in prison after a five-day trial that resulted in a guilty verdict. His sentencing hearing is set for July 17.
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Drew Carter III, 46, faces life in prison after a five-day trial that resulted in a guilty verdict. His sentencing hearing is set for July 17.
The witness said Drew Carter III also told her he was trying to find a woman called 'Little Debbie,' whom the witness said supposedly ended up dead days later.
Drew Carter III, 46, stands trial on charges he murdered Jessica Flores, 36, and forcibly confined another woman in a vehicle on Feb. 25, 2019.
Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Harry Peterson said prosecutors learned later, after interviewing the woman, that they would not be able to prove the rape count as charged.
Magistrate Kathleen Sullivan set bail at $100,000 for Hector Delgado, 22, of Chicago after three hearings were held on his petition to let bail.