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1 • Thursday, January 19, 2017 - The Independent
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Bellwood man gets 22 years for role in Bensenville murder Suspect caught lying on the stand; State voids plea agreement scheduled for June 18 for sentencing in front of Judge Daniel Guerin. At approximately 5:45 p.m., January 19, 2014, Bardlett, Davis and Russell went to the Sam’s Tobacco and Foodmart on Irving Park Road in Bensenville. While Davis remained in the vehicle, Bardlett and Russell encountered Saghir and his brother outside the store as the men were preparing to
close up for the evening. Following a brief altercation between the men, Saghir was shot and killed. After the murder, Bardlett, Davis and Russell fled the scene. An investigation led by the Bensenville Police Department, the Major Crimes Task Force and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office led authorities to the men. “Regardless of what Mr. Bardlett
has said or done in the past in relation to this case, the fact remains that Mr. Saghir is no longer here, able to share in the lives of his loved ones,” Berlin said. “For his role in the murder, Mr. Bardlett will now spend the next twenty-two years of his life behind bars. Our judicial system is a truth-seeking process and for this system to work properly it must be safeguarded from misstatements, mischaracterizations
and especially outright lies aimed at distorting the truth. Mr. Bardlett had a deal – to tell the truth when called upon. He chose to ignore that deal in an effort to infect the judicial system and in doing so added years to his prison sentence.” Bardlett will be required to serve 100% of his sentence. He will receive credit for time served in jail awaiting trial.
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This young man tries his hand (or his foot!) “Target Soccer” at a Carnival held over the weekend. Rather than throwing darts, participants kicked soccer balls at the target which stuck to the board with Velcro®.
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced last week that Kenneth Bardlett, 24, of Bellwood, has been sentenced to 22 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for his role in the 2014 murder of Bensenville tobacco store owner Hussein Saghir. On March 27, 2014, Bardlett entered a plea of guilty to one count of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, a Class X Felony, for the crime. As part of his plea agreement, Bardlett agreed to testify truthfully against any and all co-defendants involved in the murder. In exchange, the State agreed to a sentencing recommendation of twenty years to be served at 85%. During the trial against one of his co-defendants however, Bardlett lied while on the witness stand. Consequently, the State filed a motion to withdraw the plea agreement. This motion was granted by the court and First Degree Murder charges were reinstated against Bardlett. Additionally, the Court also found Bardlett in contempt of court for “engaging in unruly verbal and physical behavior” and for “providing false testimony” and sentenced Bardlett to 180 days in the County jail with credit for time served. Two other men, both from Chicago, were charged in the murder - Tremayne Davis, 27 and Stephan Russell, 25. On December 2, 2016, Davis entered a plea of guilty to one count of Attempt Armed Robbery with a Firearm (Class 1 Felony) and sentenced to eight years in the IDOC. Following a three-day-long trial in November 2017, a jury found Russell guilty of two counts of First Degree Murder and one count of Attempt Armed Robbery with a Firearm. Russell’s next court appearance was
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