Man Held In Murder Of Honor Student

By Anna Deem in News on Aug 22, 2010 6:00PM

Jermaine Brazill, 19, from Dolton, was arrested in Danville and charged with the May 24 murder of Destin Hernandez, a 15-year-old honor student from Thornridge High School. Dolton police tracked Brazill to Danville and he was arrested on Aug. 13 by U.S. marshals and Dolton and Danville police. Brazill was charged with first-degree murder and is currently being held in Cook County Jail on $1 million bond, according to Dolton police detective Darryl Hope via the Chicago Sun-Times. "I got a lead that he was in the area, I coordinated with Danville police and got the marshals involved, we did surveillance, and once he was spotted we made the arrest," Hope said.