Glen Ellyn Man Sentenced To 30 Years For 2017 Murder

GLEN ELLYN, IL — A former Glen Ellyn man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a 2017 murder that took place in unincorporated Glen Ellyn. James Aydelotte, 23, pleaded guilty on Oct. 1, 2019 to the 2017 murder of John Murray, 49, of Glendale Heights.

According to DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, police arrived at Murray's home in the 200 block of Mildred Lane, on Jan. 17, 2017, to find Murray hurt and unconscious. After an investigation, police say they discovered that Aydelotte and Murray had been in an argument that turned physical. Police say Aydelotte had hit Murray in the face, cut his leg with a knife and stomped on his head.

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Murray was taken to a nearby hospital and later died from his injuries. After the incident, Aydelotte was taken into custody and held at DuPage County Jail on $4 million bail.

DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement, "Nearly three-and-a-half years ago, James Aydelotte brutally murdered John Murray. After punching him in the face, stabbing him in the leg and stomping on his head, Mr. Aydelotte then lied to authorities claiming Mr. Murray’s injuries were due to a fall down the stairs. This afternoon, Judge McGimpsey gave Mr. Aydelotte a well-earned thirty-year sentence. While the sentenced handed down today will not bring John back to those who loved him, perhaps it will help them in some way as they continue their lives knowing that the man responsible his murder will spend the next three decades of this life behind bars."

Aydelotte must serve his entire sentence before he becomes eligible for parole.