Bail Set At $10M For Man Arrested In 2020 Murder Of Mundelein Teen

LAKE COUNTY, IL —A 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Mundelein teen in 2020, who was arrested in Mexico following a 2.5-year manhunt, remains behind bars in Lake County on a $10 million bail.

Alessis Botello was arrested at his home in Mexico during the early morning hours Tuesday during a targeted police operation, according to a news release from the Mundelein Police Department. He has since been transported back to the United States and turned over to investigators with the Mundelein Police Department.

Botello is being held at the Lake County Jail on a $10 million bail. He made his initial court appearance in the case on Wednesday.

• Shooter Sought In Mundelein Teen's Death

Botello is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the May 28, 2020, shooting death of Gavile Jackson, 18, according to Lake County court documents.

The shooting followed a "disagreement between a small group of people who knew each other," said Lake County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Chris Covelli, spokesman for the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force.

"They had gathered for an exchange that may have been drug related," Covelli said.

The Mundelein Police Department investigators used witness information and surveillance footage to identify Botello, authorities said. Prior to living in Mexico, Botello lived in Wheeling.

He is next expected in court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 28, according to online court records.