A Long Drive Fueled by Deadly Intent (Image Credits: Cwbchicago.com)
Chicago – Prosecutors charged a 61-year-old Georgia resident, who had served time twice for attempted murder, with traveling hundreds of miles to help carry out the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man on the city’s West Side last summer.[1]
A Long Drive Fueled by Deadly Intent
Donnell Simmons left Lithonia, Georgia, around 4 p.m. on August 15, 2025, behind the wheel of his black 2019 Kia Sportage. He arrived in Chicago roughly 10 hours later, near 2 a.m. the following day. Court records show he communicated by phone at least five times with James Taylor, an alleged accomplice already charged in the case.[1]
Simmons faced first-degree murder charges in the death of Navell Morris. The incident unfolded on August 17 in the 4900 block of West Adams Street, near the corner of Lavergne and Monroe streets. Prosecutors portrayed Simmons as a willing participant in a calculated act of violence.[1]
The Moment Guns Blazed on Adams Street
Surveillance video captured Morris standing alone just before 11:39 a.m. Simmons allegedly pulled the Kia alongside him. Taylor emerged from the rear passenger door and gave chase as Morris fled. Taylor fired multiple rounds from a 10mm semi-automatic pistol.[1]…