A person already on pretrial launch for a felony gun case is now accused of luring one other man into an “ambush” and “execution” killing on the Far South Aspect.
John Perteet, 38, has been charged with first-degree homicide within the July 11, 2025, slaying of 43-year-old Prince Johnson. Prosecutors say Perteet used the very cellphone quantity tied to his digital monitoring settlement to arrange the lethal assembly.
Perteet had been sporting an ankle monitor since April 2024, when Choose Ruth Gudino launched the convicted felon after he was allegedly arrested with a stolen Infiniti Q50 allegedly containing an AR-15 rifle, a pistol, narcotics, and 500 grams of hashish. In that case, prosecutors initially mentioned he fled suburban police at over 100 mph, ran via crimson lights and cease indicators, and bailed from the automotive after a chase.
Regardless of a number of stories of dozens of curfew violations that summer season, judges repeatedly despatched him again house on monitoring as an alternative of protecting him locked up, based on courtroom data.
The Ambush
Prosecutors mentioned that on the evening of July 11, Perteet texted Johnson and organized to fulfill within the 13200 block of South Langley Avenue at Altgeld Gardens housing complicated. Round 9:30 p.m., surveillance video allegedly confirmed Perteet and an confederate arriving in a BMW registered to his girlfriend. The footage confirmed Perteet pacing within the lot whereas an confederate, masked and wearing black, crouched behind a minivan with a rifle, prosecutors mentioned in a detention submitting.
At 9:39 p.m., Johnson arrived in a automotive geared up with cameras. Video from that automotive clearly captured Perteet’s face and clothes when he climbed into the passenger seat, the submitting mentioned. The 2 males ultimately acquired out of the automobile and walked away collectively towards the hidden confederate, who rose from hiding along with his weapon, prosecutors mentioned.
Perteet drew a handgun and opened hearth, however the video didn’t present any muzzle flashes from the second man’s rifle, the petition said. After being shot, Johnson dropped a bag holding about two kilos of hashish and tried to run, however each gunmen chased him right into a courtyard. The confederate ditched the rifle, then pulled a handgun and fired a number of pictures after Johnson fell. Johnson died from a number of gunshot wounds to the pinnacle and physique.
The Proof
Prosecutors mentioned GPS information from Perteet’s ankle monitor tracked him to, from, and throughout the homicide. A police officer aware of Perteet from his 2024 arrest recognized him from the video, which prosecutors described as crystal-clear proof.
After his arrest, Perteet allegedly made a name through which he directed his girlfriend to cover or destroy “potential proof” of their house, the petition mentioned, including that the dialog was recorded.
Choose James Murphy III ordered Perteet detained, calling the killing a “deliberate ambush” and “execution.”
Second Possibilities
Courtroom data present Perteet skirted the principles of pretrial launch many instances.
On June 25, 2024, the courtroom’s pretrial providers workplace filed a report displaying Perteet had about 30 curfew violations. A month later, one other 16 violations have been logged. Choose Patrick Coughlin gave Perteet a quick 15-day jail stint, then put him again on monitoring with curfew restrictions, based on courtroom data.
Perteet is the twelfth particular person accused of killing or making an attempt to kill somebody in Chicago this 12 months whereas on pretrial launch. These instances have concerned 25 victims, 5 of whom died.
The “not horrible” collection
This report continues our protection of people accused of killing, capturing, or making an attempt to kill or shoot others on pretrial launch for a felony allegation. CWBChicago started our collection of stories in November 2019 after Cook dinner County Chief Choose Timothy Evans publicly said, “We haven’t had any horrible incidents happen” beneath the courtroom’s bond reform initiative.
The precise variety of murders and shootings dedicated by folks awaiting trial for felony allegations is undoubtedly a lot greater than the numbers seen right here. Since 2017, CPD has introduced costs in lower than 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of murders, based on the town’s information. You’ll be able to see the entire “not horrible” tales right here.
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