The Brief
- A jury found Darnell Rhodes guilty of aggravated kidnapping.
- Prosecutors said Rhodes and two others kidnapped and brutally assaulted a woman in March 2023.
- Rhodes faces 6 to 30 years in prison; sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 25.
CHICAGO – A Kane County jury has convicted an Elgin man after prosecutors said he and two others kidnapped and brutally assaulted a woman they knew in 2023.
What we know:
State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced Wednesday that 34-year-old Darnell L. Rhodes was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping inflicting great bodily harm, a Class X felony.
Prosecutors said Rhodes, along with Lloyd D. Hayes Jr. and Roger A. Heaps, kidnapped the woman between March 13 and March 14, 2023. The trio threatened her with a knife and drove her to one of their homes, where they bound her with electrical cords.…