Joliet Man Convicted of Shooting Aurora Weed Dealer in Back of Head: Prosecutors

A Joliet man has been convicted of shooting and killing an Aurora man during a 2014 drug deal that turned into an armed robbery and murder.

Dimitri Green-Hosey, 21, of the 1200 block of Fairchild Avenue in Joliet, was convicted late Wednesday by a Kane County jury of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the January 2014 killing of 20-year-old Arin Williams of Aurora, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. In addition, the jury found that Green-Hosey personally fired the gun in the commission of the crime.

The jury deliberated for about six hours.

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Prosecutors said that at about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 2014, Green-Hosey and his brother, co-defendant Jaquan Green-Hosey, met with Williams at a business in the 800 block of North Lake Street in Aurora. The brothers had arranged to buy an ounce of marijuana from Williams but instead decided to rob Williams of the drugs. At one point during the meeting, Jaquan grabbed the marijuana and began to run. Dimitri then shot Williams in the back of the head, killing him, according to the state's attorney's office.

The brothers then fled the scene to the east and threw the gun into the Fox River.

Jaquan Green-Hosey, 22, of the same address, pleaded guilty Feb. 26, to first-degree murder. He awaits sentencing.

Circuit Judge Donald M. Tegeler, Jr. set Dimitri Green-Hosey’s next court appearance for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 2016, for motions and sentencing.

Both brothers remain in custody. Bond was revoked upon conviction.

“Drugs and guns are always a bad combination, and often a deadly combination. Mr. Green-Hosey chose to shoot someone over a small amount of drugs and now faces the likelihood of spending the rest of his life in prison,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said in a news release.

Photo: Dimitri Green-Hosey. (Courtesy of the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.)