Judge to Give Verdict on Felon Accused of Killing a 'Gentle' Tinley Park Auto Mechanic

The trial of a convicted felon accused of murdering a man who family described as "very shy" and "gentle" wrapped up Wednesday and is set to go before a judge in December.

Judge John J. Hynes is scheduled to give his verdict on the 2009 murder in about a month, reports the Chicago Tribune.

Prosecutors argued Wednesday that Lazzerick Mosley, 32, "callously" watched William "Randy" Schmidt die after slashing his throat in his apartment at 15927 Westway Walk. They also said Mosley had his eye on Schmidt, a 53-year-old local auto mechanic renown for his skill, for about three months, according to the Tribune's story. The Cook County medical examiner's report included the victim's four stab wounds and two slashes across the neck.

The Chicago Tribune reports: 

"After the murder, Mosley dropped and lost the knife, which he'd stolen from his father's Dolton kitchen, amid the clutter in Schmidt's apartment, prosecutors said. He then allegedly took Schmidt's keys and drove off in his blue 2008 Honda Fit, then ditched it at a Dolton nursing home after being spooked by the sight of a police car."

Mosley's attorney—Assistant public defender Dan Nolan—said his defendant's DNA isn't found on the knife handle but a state expert testified during the trial that the genetic information from it is shared by just 1 in 2.1 million black men, according to the story.

Mosley's family members said during the trial that he had told them about the killing.

"His father testified that his son told him it was his fault for not buying him a gun," the story said.

The case is scheduled to be back in court Dec. 8, when a verdict is expected.

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