Chicago Teen Sentenced to 20 Years for Murder Outside Morse Red Line Station
A Chicago man who was 16 years old when he gunned down another man outside the Morse Red Line station in 2020 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors revealed that CTA surveillance video captured the incident, showing the victim, 26-year-old Joel Jenkins, and a witness at the train station at 6:12 p.m. on September 17, 2020.
Young was seen arriving in an SUV, walking towards Jenkins, pulling out a gun, and fatally shooting him as he looked up from a bag, according to prosecutors.
Despite a brief police pursuit of the SUV Young fled in, the officers had to end the chase for safety reasons.
The high-quality surveillance footage showed Young’s distinct attire, including jeans, identifiable shoes, and a COVID mask with the word “Chicago” on it, prosecutors stated. Even though he wore a mask, Young’s face was clearly visible in the video.
Two weeks after the shooting, Young was arrested for carrying an illegal handgun with an extended ammunition magazine. He was apprehended wearing similar clothing to what the killer wore, although the gun he had was a different caliber from the murder weapon.
Cellphone data placed Young near the Morse Red Line station at the time of the murder, and Facebook photos showed him wearing the same sweatshirt and “Chicago” mask seen on the killer in the surveillance footage, according to prosecutors.
Young, who was on juvenile probation for robbery at the time of the murder, entered a guilty plea for murder as part of a deal with prosecutors. Judge James Novy sentenced him to 20 years in prison, with a mandate to serve the full sentence.
