Chicago’s Soldier Field Security Guard Charged With Murder
Chicago IL May 13 2021 A probationary security firm employee who worked at Soldier Field ended his shift and went to the home of a longtime acquaintance, then shot the man to death because the guard was angry his wife had been visiting with her ex-boyfriend at the East Garfield Park home, authorities said Tuesday.
Deangelo Watson, 20, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing Saturday of Robert Hogin, 36, at his home in the 600 block of North Homan Avenue, according to authorities. Watson, who lives in the 700 block of North Homan Avenue, has known Hogin for years from the neighborhood, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Prosecutors and Watson’s defense attorney said Watson works for Monterrey Security. Prosecutors said he worked the day of the killing, from 4 a.m. to about 3 p.m., at Soldier Field for a soccer game there.
State records show he has initial training to be a security guard licensed to carry a gun but has not yet met the requirements to be licensed. Watson “began working in a non-security capacity 24 days ago and has been in a probationary hiring status” and “is not and has not ever been a security officer for Monterrey Security,” or received firearms training through the firm, a spokesperson for Monterrey said in an email.
Watson was ordered held without bail in a hearing midday Tuesday that was streamed live on YouTube.
Watson married his wife in March and has a history of being jealous about her spending time with anyone when he’s not there, prosecutors said. In January, she spent time with some of her girlfriends, and Watson went over to the home they were at, refused to leave and banged on the windows of the home until police came and he was arrested, prosecutors said.
The day of the killing, Watson worked at Soldier Field, then went with a co-worker to a nearby grocery story and bought alcohol, before sitting in front of a condominium building drinking for a while, prosecutors said. They then went their separate ways.
Later in the evening, Watson’s wife was at Hogin’s home with her daughter, her ex-boyfriend who is her daughter’s father, Hogin and Hogin’s girlfriend, prosecutors said. Watson called his wife and Hogin repeatedly, demanding to know why his wife’s ex-boyfriend was at the home.
Watson became progressively more angry during the calls and finally called his wife’s daughter, telling her that he knew people with guns, he had a gun and he was going to go to the house with a gun, prosecutors said.
After the ex-boyfriend left, Watson showed up at the house and knocked on the front door, and Hogin answered the door, prosecutors said. As his girlfriend and Watson’s wife’s daughter stood behind him, Hogin tried to tell Watson to leave, but Watson pulled out a gun, fired one shot in the air and then fired multiple shots at Hogin.
Hogin suffered several gunshot wounds to the chest, abdomen, legs and arms, prosecutors said.
Hogin’s girlfriend and Watson’s wife’s daughter both identified Watson as the shooter.
Watson showed up at his wife’s house about 6 a.m. the next day and someone called police, who arrested him there, prosecutors said.
Chicago Tribune
