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Judge Orders Shavon Gayden Detained Pending Trial in Murder Case

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC · How we work

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Judge Hock Detains

Cook County Judge John Hock ordered Shavon Gayden detained pending trial.
Gayden, 48, faces a first-degree murder charge for killing 7-year-old Eddimar Hernández-Chacón.
The stabbing occurred at 11:55 a.m. on Oct. 3 in Chicago’s 8600 block South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Prosecutors allege Gayden lunged at the sisters, grabbed victim’s shirt, and stabbed her four times.
The court ordered a competency evaluation and set the next detention hearing for Oct. 26.

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Judge Hock Detains

Cook County Judge John Hock ordered Shavon Gayden detained pending trial.
Gayden, 48, faces a first-degree murder charge for killing 7-year-old Eddimar Hernández-Chacón.
The stabbing occurred at 11:55 a.m. on Oct. 3 in Chicago’s 8600 block South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Prosecutors allege Gayden lunged at the sisters, grabbed victim’s shirt, and stabbed her four times.
The court ordered a competency evaluation and set the next detention hearing for Oct. 26.

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