Will County Sheriff Seeks Witnesses to Homer Glen Homicide

HOMER GLEN, IL — The Will County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help for any information regarding the murder of Oscar Garrido-Castro.

Garrido-Castro, 36, was with Javier Heredia-Rios, 32, at Mora Builders, 12145 W. 159th Street in Homer Glen between 3 and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, when an argument between the two men turned deadly.

Heredia-Rios, of the 300 block of North Eastern Avenue in Joliet, was arrested Monday in the death of Garrido-Castro, also of Joliet. The arrest came less than 12 hours after Garrido-Castro's body was found in an abandoned 2004 GMC Envoy in Joliet Township.

Detectives have information confirming that the homicide occurred outside the building and believe that many people were in the area at the time of the incident. The business was closed at the time, and the two men allegedly began to argue about sexual advances that Garrido-Castro made to Heredia-Rios. The altercation escalated, and Heredia-Rios struck Garrido-Castro in the head with a hammer and then strangled him, police said. Heredia-Rios then placed Garrido-Castro into Garrido-Castro’s vehicle and drove it to Rosalind Avenue, west of Farrell Road, in Joliet Township, where he abandoned the SUV, police said.

Bond for Heredia-Rios was set at $2 million Wednesday.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who may have been frequenting the businesses in the area of 159th Street, west of Will-Cook Road, particularly in the Will-Cook Ace Plaza, and may have witnessed anything unusual between the hours of 3 and 4 p.m. to please contact the Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division at 815-727-8574.

Photo: Javier Heredia-Rios, Courtesy of Will County Sheriff