Micheail Ward was sentenced this week to 84 years in prison for killing Hadiya Pendleton. At Ward’s age of 24, that amounts to a lifetime. Some would say that Ward, a gang member who was in and ...

Pendleton was killed on Jan. 29, 2013, when Micheail Ward and Kenneth Williams -- who were both convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery in August -- opened fire into a crowd of ...

Micheail Ward's conviction was thrown out by the Illinois Appellate Court in March 2023, after a three-judge panel ruled his videotaped confession was inadmissible, because Ward repeatedly told ...

Donation Options Search Search Search In this file photo, Micheail Ward listens to 2018 trial testimony in the fatal shooting of King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton. He was sentenced to 84 ...

Chicago — A Chicago-area judge sentenced 24-year-old Micheail Ward to 84 years in prison for the 2013 shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton. Cook County Judge Nicholas Ford said Ward ...

Micheail Ward was convicted of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery following a lengthy jury trial in 2018. The appeals court ruled that the trial judge should have thrown out ...

Micheail Ward was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to 84 years in prison for the 15-year-old honor student's murder. His conviction was overturned in 2023 by an Illinois Appellate Court ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Defense attorney Julie Koehler, defendant Micheail Ward and attorney Scott Kozicki are seen in August 2018 during Ward’s trial for the fatal shooting of ...

This combination of photos provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Kenneth Williams, left, and Micheail Ward. On Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, jury selection began in Chicago for the trial of ...

Micheail Ward was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to 84 years in prison for the 15-year-old honor student's murder. Now, Cook County State's Attorney's Office said they are reviewing the next ...

The man previously convicted of killing 15-year-old honor student Hadiya Pendleton in 2013 will remain in custody as he awaits a new trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. Micheail Ward's conviction was ...