A verbal altercation led Oronde Hardy, 50, to pull out a “switchblade” and stab David Sanchez and his 15-year-old brother Feb. 26, according to Chicago Heights police and court documents.
The park on the 1500-block of Hanover Street in Chicago Heights March 28, 2024, a few weeks a fatal stabbing that killed one teen boy. Oronde Hardy, the Monee man charged with murder in the stabbing death of 13-year old David Sanchez in February, also pushed Sanchez’s sister and stabbed his brother, according to court documents.
Specifics about the interaction between Hardy and the children, including what was said between Hardy and them, is not clear. Hardy was ordered to be detained while awaiting trial but has appealed that order and is seeking 24-hour GPS monitoring instead. “This is not a murder at all. This is a self defense case,” he said. The state “never gave him a chance to talk about what happened before they arrested him. They just arrested him.”“We will have our day in court,” he said.
“This community has shown us nothing but love and that no matter what, everyone will have each other’s backs no matter who you are or what has happened,” she wrote. “This is the most beautiful thing we have ever seen.”
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