McHenry Co. Man Among 3 Charged In 2020 Death Of Belvidere Man

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — A 29-year-old Marengo man is among three men who've been arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of a Belvidere man in 2020, authorities said Wednesday.

Cody J. Matthews, of Marengo; Antonie D. Lovelace, 44, of Elgin; and Jerell T. Burnett, 43, of Chicago; were taken into custody on Tuesday. They have been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated unlawful restraint and concealment of a homicidal death in connection with Carl Gordon's death.

Gordon, 35, of Belvidere, was reported missing in May 2020 after he visited a Joliet building to get his new Harley-Davidson motorcycle repaired, Joliet Patch reported in 2020. Weeks later, authorities found and recovered his body from the Calumet-Sag Channel.

In September, authorities issued nationwide warrants for the arrests of Burnett, Lovelace and Matthews. On Tuesday, all three were arrested without incident, according to police.

Lovelace is in custody at the Will County Jail, and Burnett and Matthews are awaiting extradition from out-of-state jurisdictions.

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