Glen Ellyn Man Pleads Guilty To 2017 Glendale Heights Murder

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL — A Glen Ellyn man faces up to 45 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the 2017 murder of a man in unincorporated Glendale Heights. Authorities say James Aydelotte, 22, fatally hit and cut John Murray, 49, while visiting his home in 2017.

Aydelotte went to Murray's house in the 200 block of Mildred Lane just after 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2017. Police say the men got into a verbal altercation and that Aydelotte hit Murray in the face before cutting his leg.

Police said Aydelotte had also "stomped" on Murray's head and used a "large knife" to slice his leg in what then-sheriff John Zaruba called a "brutal" and "heinous" crime.

Related: Glen Ellyn Teen Charged With Murder Of Friend: Police

Police arrested Aydelotte that same night and he has been held in DuPage County Jail on $4 million bond since.

DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement, "This was a senseless loss of life that didn’t have to happen. It is my hope that today’s proceedings will in some way help those who loved James Murray begin the healing process as they continue their lives without him."

According to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, the maximum sentence for Aydelotte has been capped at 45 years.

Read more:

Little Information Released Into Murder Of Glen Ellyn Man