Jul 3, 2008 12:36 pm US/Central
Second Man Charged In April Murder Of 5
Victims All Found Shot Dead In House In Chatham
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
A second man has been charged in the murder of five people in April in a Chatham neighborhood house.
Arthur Brown, 25, of south suburban Lansing, was charged late Wednesday with five counts each of first-degree murder and armed robbery, and one count of home invasion, in the April 23 massacre at 7607 S. Rhodes Ave.
Brown was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at noon Thursday in Violence Court (Br. 66) at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse, at 26th and California Avenue. His bond was not immediately available early Thursday afternoon.
Another man, Torolan Williams, 22, was charged in the case last month. He was ordered held without bond and is to appear for an arraignment July 2.
Killed in the massacre were Lakesha Doss, 17, Whitney Flowers, 22, Donovan Richardson, 24, Reginald Walker, 23, and Anthony Scales Jr., 27. The victims had all been beaten before they were shot.
Several items were discovered missing from the home, which was rented by Richardson. Among the items taken were white diamond earrings and a silver "Jo-Jo'' wristwatch.
Nicknamed Don P, Richardson, 25, drove Cadillacs and a Mercedes. Neighbors said the house had lots of visitors. His relatives said he was an "entrepreneur" and a "party promoter" and kept art and jewelry. He and Flowers, 22, had a 2-year-old son, relatives said.
Sources said the home also might have been used for prostitution.
It was the worst mass killing in the city since 2003, when a gunman gunned down six people in a South Side warehouse before dying in a shoot-out with police.
The STNG Wire contributed to this report.
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