Parolee Convicted In Teen's Murder Charged With Romeoville Arson

ROMEOVILLE, IL — A parolee convicted of conspiring to murder a 17-year-old Maywood teen who was killed in 2011 now faces new charges of arson and violating his parole, a little over a year after he was released from prison, according to Will County jail records. Darrius M. Ferguson, 24, of the 300 block of Aster Court, was arrested Sept. 4 by Romeoville police.

Romeoville police did not respond to a message from Patch seeking additional information about Ferguson's arrest, but Will County court documents indicate he is charged with arson/defrauding an insurance company stemming from an Aug. 10 incident.

Ferguson was convicted in Cook County of conspiracy to murder and sentenced to 15 years. He was paroled on June 30, 2017, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records.

In 2011, Ferguson, then 17, was charged along with three other teens and a 20-year-old man in the death of 17-year-old Demetrius Delacy, who was gunned down "just steps from his home," according to the Chicago Tribune.

According to jail records, Ferguson remains at the Will County Adult Detention Center and his bond was set at $3 million — with ten percent required to secure his release. He is due to appear in court on Sept. 26, according to jail records.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Main photo Darrius Ferguson. Photos via Will County Sheriff's Office