An 18-year-old man was denied bail in a drug deal that went bad and ended with another man being killed at his Bridgeport residence.
Shortly after 11 p.m. Sept. 18, Emilio Chavez, 18, made arrangements to purchase cannabis from Joshua Rayborn, 28. After several text messages, Chavez met up with Rayborn at a multi-unit building where he lived in the 2900 block of South Arch Street, prosecutors said.
Once there, Chavez texted Rayborn to let him know he arrived and was waiting in the common area in the building. Rayborn then walked down the stairs to meet him on the first floor, prosecutors said.
While the two were on the first floor, Chavez pulled out a loaded 9 mm handgun and pointed it at Rayborn who dropped the bag of cannabis he had in his hand. Chavez then shot him in the chest, prosecutors said.
Rayborn managed to try to wrestle the gun away from Chavez, and the gun broke apart during the struggle. The top part of the firearm separated from the bottom half and Chavez picked up one of the portions and started to beat Rayborn with it, prosecutors said.
After beating Rayborn to the floor, Chavez grabbed the cannabis and the other part of the handgun and fled the scene.
A witness who heard noises coming from the stairwell went to the top of the stairs and saw Rayborn lying in the front entrance way and called 911, prosecutors said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Chicago police officers recovered several items from the scene including the bottom half of a 9 mm firearm and a magazine. Latent prints were sent for analysis and revealed the prints lifted from the magazine matched a fingerprint card marked Emilio Chavez, prosecutors said.
Later, a search of Rayborn’s cell phone showed text messages between him and Chavez prior to the slaying.
On Wednesday, officers saw Chavez walking up to a silver Cadillac in the 2500 block of South Oak Park Avenue and he was arrested, prosecutors said. A search of the Cadillac revealed the top portion of a 9 mm.
At a bail hearing Friday, Chavez was denied bond.
