US EditionMan Charged in Death of 9-Year-Old Boy Killed in Green Line Station Altercation
Michael Korosa, 52, faces involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery charges after a chase and altercation caused the death of Elijah Flores, who suffered a fatal skull fracture, officials said.
- Michael Korosa, 52, was charged Sunday with involuntary manslaughter after an Aug. 10 attack at the Clinton Green Line station that fatally injured 9-year-old Elijah Ramon Flores.
- Surveillance video shows Jonah Soria arguing with Michael Korosa and another man in the morning of Aug. 10, and prosecutors say a money dispute led to a chase where Soria grabbed Elijah Ramon Flores because he couldn't keep up.
- Prosecutors say Michael Korosa struck Jonah Soria with a cane, causing Soria to fall down the stairs at the Clinton station and land on Elijah Ramon Flores, who suffered a skull fracture and was declared brain dead.
- He was arrested Aug. 30 in the 5,100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, initially charged with murder but downgraded; a Cook County court denied detention and released Michael Korosa pretrial on electronic monitoring.
- Korosa has a lengthy criminal history including a 2020 Walgreens security guard attack and prior sentences; funeral services were held this weekend, and GoFundMe donors and Elijah's family thanked supporters Friday.
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Man charged with 9-year-old’s death at CTA station goes home — not even an ankle monitor – CWB Chicago
Michael Korosa’s criminal record spans nearly 30 years and includes at least a dozen felony convictions, officials said, including robbery, burglary, theft, drug possession, escape, and aggravated battery. Despite that background and prosecutors’ allegations, Judge Susana Ortiz denied the state’s detention petition and sent Korosa home.
Felon charged in 9-year-old’s train station death walks from blue city jail while awaiting trial: report
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chicago man with a felony record who has been charged in connection with an Aug. 10 train station attack that left a 9-year-old boy dead was released from jail Monday while he awaits trial. Michael Korosa, 52, has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter after Elijah Flores died during an attempted robbery gone wrong. Flores was under the care of Jonah Soria, 22, at the time of his death. …
Felon charged in 9-year-old's train station death walks from blue city jail while awaiting trial: report
Michael Korosa, 52, was released from jail Monday while awaiting trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of 9-year-old Elijah Flores at a train station.
Man charged in death of boy who fell at West Loop train station
A Chicago man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after an altercation at a downtown CTA station last month led to the death of a 9-year-old Humboldt Park boy with autism who fell down stairs during the melee, authorities said Monday. Police arrested Michael J. Korosa, 52, on Saturday, the same day the boy, Elijah Ramon Flores, was laid to rest during a funeral mass at Holy Name Cathedral. During a detention hearing Monday, Cook County Ju…
Felon charged in deadly attack of autistic 9-year-old boy at downtown CTA station
A convicted felon was charged Sunday in an attack last month at a Green Line station downtown that left an autistic 9-year-old boy dead.Michael Korosa, 52, is charged with a felony count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Elijah Flores, Cook County court records show. He was also charged with another felony for allegedly battering a transit employee.Surveillance video captured Elijah and his caretaker, Jonah Soria, exiting a Green Line …
Man charged in death of 9-year-old boy killed in Green Line station altercation
CHICAGO — A man has been charged in connection with the death of a 9-year-old boy who was killed during an altercation at a CTA Green Line station last month. On Monday, police announced 52-year-old Michael Korosa of Chicago, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery. He is also charged with battery against a transit employee. Police said he was arrested Saturday after he was identified as one of the men suspected of …
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