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Third man sentenced in Bensenville murder According to a release issued by the office of the DuPage County State’s Attorney, a Chicago man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after the murder of a Bensenville tobacco store owner in 2014. Stephan Russell, 25, was sentenced for the murder and attempted robbery of Hussein Saghir. After a three-day trial in November 2016, Russell was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted armed robbery with a firearm, said representatives of State’s Attorney Bob Berlin. The incident occurred at 5:45 p.m. Jan. 19, 2014, when Russell, Kenneth Bardlett and Tremayne Davis went to Sam’s Tobacco and Foodmart on Irving Park Road in Bensenville. According to Berlin’s report, while Davis remained in the vehicle, Russell and Bardlett encountered Saghir and his brother outside the store as the men were preparing to close up for the evening. After a brief altercation between the men, Russell shot and killed Saghir. After the murder, all three men 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. “On January 19, 2014, after a full day’s work, Hussein Saghir closed the doors to his place of business only to be met by Stephan Russell and Kenneth Bardlett,” Berlin said. “Several minutes later, Mr. Saghir was dead, shot to death by Stephan Russell after he refused to open the
doors to the store in an effort to protect his three-year-old nephew who was inside. “Judge Guerin sentenced Mr. Russell to 55 years behind bars for
this senseless, cold-blooded murder. It is my sincerest hope that Mr. Saghir’s surviving family and friends will be able to gain some measure of closure on this horrible
chapter in their lives knowing that the three men responsible for his murder have all been held accountable.” Just recently, Bardlett was sen-
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tenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the murder. Davis was sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement as well.
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