CHICAGO — A judge today detained a man charged with murdering another customer at a South Side hot dog stand in May, saying the accused man “appears to have impulse control issues.”
Jacquez Stevenson, 30, was murdered at Maxwell Street Grill, 7445 South State, early on May 11. Police said he got into an argument with another man who pulled out a gun and started shooting. Stevenson died from gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen. The gunman drove away.
Area One detectives took on the case and, using surveillance video, witness statements, and photo line-ups, they identified Victor Bradford, 30, as the killer, a Chicago police report said.
CPD officers arrested Bradford on Monday during a pretextual traffic stop based on an expired license plate, according to the report. They allegedly found a loaded handgun under the driver’s side floormat.
Prosecutors asked Judge William Fahy to keep Bradford in jail to protect the public. The judge agreed, citing “multiple recent arrests” Bradford picked up in Alabama and Fahy’s finding that Bradford “appears to have impulse control issues and consistently arms himself with firearms.”
Bradford is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
In an obituary, Stevenson was remembered as “the proud parent of two children” with a “quirky sense of humor and unmatched dance moves at family gatherings.”
“He attended John Marshall High School, where he was known for his charismatic personality and ability to talk his way out of any situation,” the obituary continued. “Jacquez was a true people person, always making friends wherever he went.”
