Jury selection nearly complete for trial of Crosetti Brand, accused of killing 11-year-old boy protecting his mother. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune. Fri, May 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM UTC.

Crosetti Brand, 39, is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, for the death of the young boy. Perkins' mother, Laterria Smith, who was pregnant at the time, was also seriously ...

Crosetti Brand, the man charged with stabbing an 11-year-old boy to death and seriously hurting the boy's pregnant mother took the stand Monday in his own defense.

Crosetti Brand is on trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend's 11-year-old son, Jayden Perkins, and faces 17 charges, including first-degree murder and domestic battery.

Crosetti Brand. Also on Wednesday, Cook County prosecutors presented graphic police body-cam video that captured the stabbing aftermath in the victim’s blood-stained living room. ...

Crosetti Brand got out of prison in October 2023 and took a job at a fast food restaurant, even though he had a grander plan to make money: self-made adult videos and hiring himself out as a male ...

The suspect in the case, Crosetti Brand, 37, a former boyfriend of Perkins' mother, had been released from prison on parole hours before the attack.

Laterria Smith was pregnant when she was stabbed 15 times by Crosetti Brand outside her home in Edgewater. Her son Jayden was killed trying to help her. “So I ran down the hall, trying to get ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Charged in the slaying of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins is Crosetti Brand, 39, who is facing felony counts of murder, attempted murder, home invasion and aggravated domestic ...

Crosetti Brand, 39, is charged with 17 felony counts including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion and domestic battery in the March 13, 2024, incident.

Crosetti Brand was released on parole from a 15-year prison sentence in October 2023 and started to threaten the boy’s mother, whom he had previously had a relationship with, ...

Crosetti Brand was released on parole from a 15-year prison sentence in October 2023 and started to threaten the boy’s mother, whom he had previously had a relationship with, ...