Crime & Safety
Aurora Man Pleads Not Guilty In Murder Of Teen
Prosecutors say he and others beat a teen to death in the aftermath of a brawl and dropped his body off in a Chicago park.

AURORA, IL -- An Aurora man pleaded not guilty in the 2016 kidnapping and beating death of an Aurora teen. 18-year-old Clarence King, of Aurora, was found dead in a Chicago neighborhood.
The Beacon-News reported that during a June 8 hearing, Anthony Bills, 39, pleaded not guilty to the teen's murder. Police and prosecutors say Bills and King were in a large brawl at the Maple Terrace apartments on July 15, 2016.
Police said that in the fight's aftermath, Bills and others beat King unconscious, put him in a car trunk and took him to a park in Chicago where they dropped his body, according to the Beacon-News. Chicago police found King's body the next morning.
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Later that month, Bills was charged with "five counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of mob action in connection with the death of King," the Beacon-News reported. He is currently being held on $5 million bail. Police are still investigating the incident.
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