No Bond For Jerrell Dorsey, Charged With Shooting 7yo Heaven Sutton

[Whisper]

Jerrell Dorsey​

As a crowd of Cook county sheriff's deputies watched over a tense court hearing, the family of a slain 7-year-old girl lashed out at the alleged gang member charged with shooting her last week as she sold candy.

"I hope you die slow," one woman yelled as the 26-year-old suspect was led from court.

Jerrell Dorsey, of Chicago, is charged with shooting Heaven Sutton late Wednesday night near her home in the North Austin neighborhood. Police said animosity has bubbled between the Mafia Insane Vice Lords and the Four Corner Hustlers, and prosecutors alleged that Dorsey is a Hustler, while people at the candy stand were affiliated with the other gang.

On Sunday, Cook County Circuit Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. condemned those who carry guns on Chicago's streets as he declined to set a bond that might allow for Dorsey's release before trial. The city's murder rate has surged, and police have blamed gangs for the gunfire that plagues parts of the South and West sides.

"You're a dangerous individual," Bourgeois told Dorsey. "No bail."

As Dorsey stood before the judge dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans, a burly officer stood in front of Heaven's family members and acquaintances, who gathered at the front of the courtroom's gallery. The officer drew his handcuffs from a holster and held them in hand before Bourgeois denied bond and the group spilled loudly into the hall, cursing Dorsey and suggesting he might not be safe in jail.

A small group of women turned out to see Dorsey at the hearing, and a phalanx of officers escorted them out of the courthouse onto California Avenue under a gathering storm that lashed the area with strong winds and rain just moments later.

Outside, Heaven's family hugged and cried, and someone called out that Dorsey was a "baby thief." One woman stomped and screamed and collapsed into the arms of another family member, lamenting that Heaven could have been whatever she wanted. The girl's mother, Ashake Banks, said she was glad no one will be able to bail Dorsey out of jail before trial.

"I gotta go bury my baby," Banks said before she led the group down the steps.

Dorsey's lawyer, Eric Dunham, said his client was in the area of the shooting but he was not the killer. After learning police were interested in him, Dorsey planned to turn himself in but was arrested before he could do so, Dunham said.

Dorsey was arrested about 11 p.m. Friday as he tried to flee from the rear of a building in the 5300 block of West Galewood Avenue in North Austin, police said. Dorsey, who lives nearby in the 1600 block of North Laramie Avenue, was unarmed, according to a police report.

"It's a tragedy," Dunham said as he told media gathered in the courthouse that his client maintains his innocence. "He's scared. He's upset."

Heaven was selling candy, snow cones and snacks near her home in the 1700 block of North Luna Avenue about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Assistant State's Attorney Nyshana Sumner said. Her mother set the stand up, and a few hours earlier the girl had posed for a picture at the candy table, beaming in a floral print dress and holding two packs of licorice.

As Dorsey approached, a 19-year-old man was at the stand to buy cigarettes, Sumner said.

Witnesses said Dorsey stood in the middle of the street and fired roughly 10 times before running north from the scene, Sumner said.

The 19-year-old man was struck in the ankle, prosecutors said, while Sutton was hit in the back and died about 30 minutes later. Police have described the 19-year-old man as a gang member.

After his arrest, Dorsey made statements placing himself at the scene and carrying a weapon, Sumner said.

Dorsey is charged with aggravated battery and murder, and he could face life in prison if convicted, Sumner said. He has prior convictions for marijuana possession and other minor offenses, according to court records.

The killing stoked outrage from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other city officials who have struggled to control gun violence.

"Bringing Heaven's shooter to justice will not bring her back, but I hope it will provide some level of solace to her family," Emanuel said in an emailed statement after Dorsey was arrested.

In court, Dorsey was just one of a stream of people charged with gun crimes. Shortly after Dorsey left court, Bourgeois told another defendant he would hand steep bond amounts to suspects caught with guns on the city's streets.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-no-bond-for-heaven-20120702,0,1926985.story

Heaven Sutton​

 

[CbabyRKO]

I could just strangle this long haired abomination with his fucking dreadlocks. Unfuckingbelievable the reckless way in which this cold hearted waste pulled his gun and fires indiscriminately into a crowd of people buying snacks from a 7y/o kid.
To the relative that wished him a slow death I'm with you on that. And to the dumb broads backing him up I say go play in traffic.

 

[Lily]

A seven year old should be home in bed at 10.45 at night. Not just a week night...........any night.

 

[Dakota]

A seven year old should be home in bed at 10.45 at night. Not just a week night...........any night.

Unless she has a job and is the sole support of her family. Surely that must be the reason she was out there. I can't think of any other.

Heaven was selling candy, snow cones and snacks

 

[JGo555]

Whatever happened to shooting the fucking target?

Whatever happened to fucking doing a crime when there's NO FUCKING WITNESSES?

Whatever happened to fucking KIDNAPPING someone to kill them & then dumping the body where there's no connections to yourself?

This fucker is A BAD CRIMINAL simply because he can't fucking kill his target, not doing it in front of a witness and killing a possible incubator for a future gang member.

I'm not trying to insult or make fun of the victim. I'm just talking in general and my apologies if it DID sound like it.

 

[Lily]

Unless she has a job and is the sole support of her family. Surely that must be the reason she was out there. I can't think of any other.

A seven year old? With a job? Supporting her family?

Is that allowed?

I would see that in third world countries..............but in the USA???????????

 

[Dakota]

A seven year old? With a job? Supporting her family?

Is that allowed?

I would see that in third world countries..............but in the USA???????????

 

[Whisper]

edited b.c not worth the bullshit

 

[Nell]

Heaven was selling candy, snow cones and snacks near her home in the 1700 block of North Luna Avenue about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Assistant State's Attorney Nyshana Sumner said. Her mother set the stand up, and a few hours earlier the girl had posed for a picture at the candy table, beaming in a floral print dress and holding two packs of licorice.

Her mamma probably had a job that wouldn't let her help her child till the evening. Or maybe her mamma worked nights and slept days and this was her day off. Lots of families switch schedules to adapt to the working parent. She didn't deserve to be shot no matter the time.

 

[Dakota]

Her mamma probably had a job that wouldn't let her help her child till the evening. Or maybe her mamma worked nights and slept days and this was her day off. Lots of families switch schedules to adapt to the working parent. She didn't deserve to be shot no matter the time.

Even if that was true, what was a kid doing selling candy and cigarettes after dark in a gang neighborhood? Surely there are safer activities for a 7yo.

Police said animosity has bubbled between the Mafia Insane Vice Lords and the Four Corner Hustlers, and prosecutors alleged that Dorsey is a Hustler, while people at the candy stand were affiliated with the other gang.
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Heaven was selling candy, snow cones and snacks ... 10:45 p.m. ... Her mother set the stand up...

As Dorsey approached, a 19-year-old man was at the stand to buy cigarettes, Sumner said.

 

[Nell]

She probably lived there and was used to it. "Gang" neighborhood isn't as scary if you grew up in it.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@Nell

A Cook County jury on Thursday found Jerrell Dorsey guilty in the murder of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton.

In addition to first-degree murder, Dorsey was also convicted on aggravated battery of a firearm and aggravated discharge charges.

Dorsey was one of two gunmen who opened fire on rival gang members on a North Austin street on a hot June night in 2012, spraying bullets at their target and striking Heaven, who had been selling candy and snow cones at a makeshift concession stand her mother ran on the sidewalk in front of her house, prosecutors said.

Seated in the front row of the courtroom gallery was Sutton’s mother, Ashake Banks, who wore a Cubs jersey trimmed in pink, her daughter’s favorite color. Heaven’s name was stitched across the back of the shirt in pink letters over a pink number seven.

Banks and other family members let out sighs of relief when the jury read its guilty verdict after 2 1/2 hours of deliberations. Cries were heard from Dorsey’s supporters on the other side of the courtroom gallery.

Swanson played an excerpt of video of Dorsey’s interrogation and noted that Dorsey had admitted to being at the scene with fellow gang member Lance Sims. He admitted carrying a gun and following Sims into a gangway.

“The only thing he doesn’t admit is that he took that gun and shot that night,” Swanson said. “You see on that tape. (But) he didn’t want to take responsibility for that 7-year-old girl.”

Dorsey sat, impassive, beside his lawyer, Michael Walsh. In his closing arguments, Walsh pointed out there was no physical evidence tying Dorsey to the crime; police never found the murder weapon, and shell casings from two weapons had no fingerprints or DNA on them.

Man found guilty in murder of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton

Jerrell Dorsey was one of two gunmen who opened fire in the 1700 block of North Luna Street, striking and killing Heaven Sutton, prosecutors said.

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[staysblazed_xo]

"A Chicago man who was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2012 killing of a 7-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison.

Jerrell Dorsey, 33, was sentenced by a Cook County judge, following his April conviction in the shooting of Heaven Sutton outside her home. He was one of two gunmen who opened fire on rival gang members on a West Side street, striking the girl near a homemade stand where she would sell candy."

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[Sugar Cookie]

Heaven Crystal Sutton