Will County Sheriff's Office                                         Frankfort Police Department

Sheriff Mike Kelley                                          Police Chief John Burica    

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 December 18, 2019

 Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley and Frankfort Police Chief John Burica are announcing the arrest of three men who are responsible for the abduction of a female victim on November 16, 2019 in Frankfort and a male victim on November 29, 2019 in New Lenox Township.   A warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of:

 Subject #1:   Justin A. Brown, age 20, of 312 West 34^th Street in Steger

          Charged with:  Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery and Armed Robbery

 Subject #2:   Dontavious A. Harvey, age 20, of 14341 Drexel in Dolton

          Charged with:  Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery and Armed Robbery

 Subject #3:   Terwon Matthews, age 20, of 11355 South Forest Avenue in Chicago

           Charged with:  Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery and Armed Robbery

 The three offenders were picked up this morning by the U.S. Marshalls, Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, with assistance of the Chicago Police Department, and are in custody at the Will County Adult Detention Facility.  They are being held on $2,000,000.00 bond (10% to apply). 

 Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office and Frankfort Police, along with assistance from the U.S. Secret Service,   worked collectively in bringing these men to justice.   With the help of crime tips, video surveillance, and technology, the offenders were identified early on in the investigation.  The evidence collected placed the offenders at the scene of the stores in which both victims had their financial accounts violated.

 Sheriff Mike Kelley and Police Chief John Burica would like to thank the detectives who worked extremely hard and demonstrated a high degree of perseverance in arresting these offenders.  

 Contact Person:                                                                       Contact Person:

    Will County Sheriff’s Office                                                   Frankfort Police Department

     Kathy Hoffmeyer, Public Information Officer                       Deputy Chief Kevin Keegan

     815-727-5681                                                                         815-469-9435  

Photos Attached:   1st photo:  Justin A. Brown

                               2nd photo:  Dontavious A. Harvey

                              3rd photo:   Terwon Matthews

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