Joliet Man Gets 25 Years in Prison for Murder of Aurora Weed Dealer: Prosecutors

A Joliet man who pleaded guilty to a 2014 murder in February has been sentenced to prison, a month after his brother was convicted of murder in the case.

Jaquan Green-Hosey, 22 of the 1200 block of Fairchild Avenue in Joliet, was sentenced to 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office

Prosecutors said at his co-defendant’s trial that at about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 2014, Green-Hosey and his brother, co-defendant Dimitri Green-Hosey, met with 20-year-old Arin Williams of Aurora 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. The brothers fled the scene to the east and threw the gun into the Fox River.

Dimitri Green-Hosey, 21, of the same address, was convicted Aug. 31, 2016, by a Kane County jury of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the case. In addition the jury found that he fired the gun that killed Williams. Dimitri Green-Hosey’s next court appearance is set for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 2016, for motions and sentencing.

According to Illinois law, Jaquan Green-Hosey must serve 100 percent of the sentence. He received credit for 990 days served in jail.

“Jaquan and Dmitri Green-Hosey chose to get mixed up with guns and drugs, and the result of that decision was deadly. Instead of beginning productive lives, these young men will pay a steep price for their poor choices. Jaquan is 22 years old and he’ll spend his next 22 years behind bars. Dmitri, who is 21 years old, likely will spend most of the rest of his life in prison. As I often say, nothing good happens when you mix guns and drugs,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said in a news release.

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