Two men accused in the 2019 shooting death of a River North nightclub bouncer received sharply different jury verdicts this week, more than six years after the shooting.
Prosecutors said the altercation originated in late February 2019 when Michael Matthews became angry about how the doorman patted him down at Sound-Bar, 226 West Ontario Street. About a week later, Matthews returned with Armond Williams, a licensed concealed-carry holder, and confronted 28-year-old doorman Thurman Bailey and other staff members at the club’s entrance.
An argument quickly escalated, with Williams allegedly punching Bailey, prompting Bailey to pull out a gun. Prosecutors said Williams responded by drawing his own weapon and firing four shots before handing the gun to another man, identified as Jon Poole. Prosecutors claimed Poole fired nine more rounds, striking Bailey multiple times and wounding club owner Mark Jurczyk…