Murder Suspect Eludes Aurora Police In Car Chase, Later Arrested in DeKalb

On Wednesday morning, a suspect in the murder of 47-year-old Martin K. Pegues of Aurora eluded Aurora police after an attempted trafiic stop, only to be arrest later in DeKalb.

At approximately 9:30am Wednesday, Aurora Detectives located a homicide suspect inside of a vehicle near the 1400 block of North Farnsworth Avenue in Aurora. Officers in the area attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle fled officers leading them in a pursuit.

The pursuit was later terminated, but the driver was located in Dekalb through other investigative means and was taken into custody by the Dekalb Police Department.

The suspect, a 47-year-old Aurora man, has been charged with the following felony charges:

• 1 count of murder-1st degree-intend death or great bodily harm
• 1 count of murder-1st degree-probability of death
• 1 count of aggravated battery discharge of a firearm
• 1 count of unlawful use or possession of weapons or ammunition by convicted felons
• 2 counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding

The victim has been identified as Martin K. Pegues, 47, of the 100 block of North. Calhoun Street, Aurora, Illinois.

Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora Police’s Investigations Division at (630) 256-5500; call the Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000; or visit www.p3tips.com/135 to report information regarding the incident anonymously.