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Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Two Chicago men charged with murder in connection with Oak Forest homicide
OAK FOREST, Ill. () — Two Chicago men now face first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a man in Oak Forest last month. Authorities say 30-year-old Michael Protho and 32-year-old Rashee Wyrick are linked to the May 23 homicide of 54-year-old Edward Lewis of Elburn. First responders called to a home in the 15500 block of Long Avenue around noon on Friday, May 23. There, emergency crews located Lewis' unresponsive body. 3 charged in Christmas armed robbery of suburban 7-Eleven The Cook County State's Attorney's Office approved one felony count of first-degree murder against Protho on Monday, May 26. Law enforcement officials took Wyrick into their custody on Saturday, May 31. He is due in court on Tuesday, June 3. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Anyone with additional information is asked to call the police at (708) 687-1376. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
6 days ago
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- CBS News
Second man charged in deadly beating of man found dead in Oak Forest, Illinois, home
A second man was charged in connection with the deadly beating of another man who was found dead inside a home in Oak Forest, Illinois, last month. Rashee Wyrick, 32, of Chicago, was arrested on Saturday by the Illinois Department of Corrections and the U.S. Marshals Service's Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. Oak Forest police said around noon on May 23, the victim, identified as 53-year-old Edwar Lewis, was found unresponsive inside a home in the 15500 block of Long Avenue. He died from blunt force trauma after being battered with an unknown object. Michael Protho of Chicago was previously charged with one count of first-degree murder. A criminal complaint said that he unlawfully entered the home and battered Edwards. During a court appearance on May 27, prosecutors detailed the narcotics found in the home, including cannabis and mushrooms. They said the victim, Lewis, who had been living in the home for about a year, had a strong connection to narcotics sales, and Protho was seen leaving the home with large garbage bags. Wyrick is due to appear in court on Tuesday at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
CBS News
27-05-2025
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- CBS News
Suspect charged with beating south suburban Chicago man to death has violent record
Michael Protho, the man charged with beating and killing a man in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest last week, appeared in court for the first time on Tuesday. It also turns out that CBS News Chicago interviewed a victim of Protho's in the past. Protho, 30, stands charged with the murder of Edward Lewis, 53, this past Friday. Oak Forest police said around noon this past Friday, May 23, Lewis a man later identified as Lewis was found unresponsive in a home in the 15500 block of Long Avenue. A criminal complaint said Protho "made unlawful entry" into Lewis' residence, and "battered Lewis with an unknown object, resulting in his death by blunt force trauma." In court Tuesday, prosecutors detailed the narcotics found in the home — cannabis and mushrooms. They said the victim, Lewis — who had been living in the home for about a year — had a strong connection to narcotics sales, and Protho was seen leaving the home with large garbage bags. CBS News Chicago took a closer look at Protho's background, and found reporter Derrick Blakley interviewed a victim of his back in August 2012. World War II Navy veteran Porter B. Cross, at the time about to turn 88, was robbed and beaten and left on the pavement in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood, while walking home from playing the Lottery. The robbers smashed his glasses, knocked out his hearing aid, and broke his dentures in the assault. They took Cross' wallet, but it had no money in it. He had about $27 in cash in his pocket, but the robbers did not get that money. "I don't know what happened," Cross said at the time. The aftermath of the robbery was caught on camera. "They hit from behind," Cross said at the time. Protho, then just 17, was one of two people charged in the attack. He pleaded guilty and received an eight-year prison sentence. CBS News Chicago found subsequent cases in Protho's record — felony possession of a firearm in 2018, and possession of a firearm with prior convictions and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in 2019. But those charges were dropped. Protho will stay behind bars until his next court date. "There's an interesting legal word for a defendant like this; couple words, actually — career criminal and a recidivist — and he clearly is both," said CBS News Chicago Legal Analyst Irv Miller, "and when a judge is deciding whether to detain a gentleman like this, there's really no hesitation in the part of any judge to lock him up pending trial." Oak Forest Police Chief Scott Durano said his department has nothing else to share right now. Protho will be back in court on Friday, June 13.
CBS News
27-05-2025
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- CBS News
Chicago man charged after Edward Lewis found dead in Oak Forest, Illinois home
A Chicago man has been charged after a death investigation was launched when a man was found dead in a home in Oak Forest, Illinois. Oak Forest police said around noon on Friday, May 23, officers and fire officials were called to a home in the 15500-block of Long Avenue for a report of an unresponsive person. When they were there, they found a man dead inside a home. The man was identified as 53-year-old Edward Lewis of Elburn, Illinois. Police launched a death investigation and announced Monday the Cook County State's Attorney's Office had charged 30-year-old Michael Protho with one felony count of first-degree murder. Protho was due in court Tuesday. Cook County records show Protho had previously spent time incarcerated in 2012 and 2018. Police have given no further details about the incident that led to Protho's arrest, nor about him or the victim.
