Suspected murder of Chicago rail janitor was on electronic monitoring
Chevazz Campbell, 37, murdered a Chicago Transit Authority janitor despite while on electronic montoring as part of a probation for two pending retail theft felony cases, prosecutors said.
TL;DR
- Chevazz Campbell, accused of murdering CTA janitor Julian Mobley, was on electronic monitoring for two felony retail theft cases.
- Campbell had a history of 11 offenses between 2014 and 2026, including aggravated battery and use of a deadly weapon.
- He had violated his electronic monitoring curfew four times prior to the alleged murder.
- The incident occurred after Campbell attempted to evade subway fare and used racial slurs against a CTA employee.
- Mobley, 41, intervened and was subsequently maced and fatally stabbed by Campbell.
- CTA union and State's Attorney called for legislative reform of the electronic monitoring system.