Man charged in slaying of 74-year-old man in Greater Grand Crossing

Shermain Sargent, 41, is accused of beating Timothy Ash, 74, on Jan. 7 in the 6400 block of South King Drive. Ash died Jan. 12 of injuries suffered from the assault, the medical examiner reported.

By Sun-Times Wire

People walk in and out of the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse on the Southwest Side, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

A Douglas man has been charged with murder in the death of a 74-year-old man on the South Side in January.

Shermaine Sargent, 41, is accused of beating Timothy Ash on Jan. 7 in the 6400 block of South King Drive in Greater Grand Crossing — the block where Ash lived, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Ash died Jan. 12 of blunt head trauma suffered from an assault, according to the medical examiner’s office, which ruled his death a homicide.

Sargent was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of first-degree murder. He was scheduled to appear in court Thursday.

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