CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say a young man told friends that he was paid $5,000 for killing a pregnant Chicago teenager who was a key witness in a murder trial.
Kavarian Rogers was charged in the death of 18-year-old Treja Kelley. She was killed in September, a few months after testifying in a trial about her cousin’s death.
Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy called it an execution. Prosecutors say Rogers posted Facebook videos showing off expensive shoes and fanning himself with $100 bills. A judge ordered Rogers to jail without bond over the objections of his lawyer.