A 32-year-old Chicago man received a sentence of 57 years in prison for the attempted murder of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend at an Aurora gas station in August 2022.
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced today that Judge John Barsanti has sentenced Byron Frazier to a total of 57 years in prison. Last August, a jury convicted Frazier of Attempt first-degree murder, a Class X felony; Aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony; Armed violence, a Class X felony; and Armed habitual criminal, a Class X felony.
According to prosecutors, on the afternoon of August 18, 2022, at approximately 4:20pm, Jonathan Chatman pulled into a Mobil gas station at 1030 North Lake Street in Aurora where he had seen his ex-girlfriend’s parked vehicle. After Chatman approached the vehicle, the ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend, Frazier, came to stand next to him, then reached into the vehicle, retrieved a handgun, and shot Chatman.
Frazier and his girlfriend left the scene, but were followed to her residence by Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Kozel. Frazier attempted to escape on foot, but was pursued and taken into custody. During the pursuit, Frazier dropped a bag that was retrieved by Aurora Police Department investigators, the contents of which later tested positive as cocaine.
Chatman was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for the gunshot wound and spent many months confined to a wheelchair.
Frazier receives credit for 937 days served in the Kane County jail.
“When a convicted felon arms himself with a firearm and possesses cocaine, nothing good can occur,” Assistant State’s Attorneys Mark Stajdohar said after the sentencing. “Thankfully the victim is alive and has progressed in his recovery to the point that he can walk with crutches. The defendant put all of Aurora in danger that day when he fired a weapon in a gas station in the middle of the day on a busy street. Aurora will be a safer city with this defendant in prison for the next four decades.”
