Two Men Convicted of Beating Highland Park Father to Death on Beach Near His Home in 2022
Prosecutors said the men left Matthew Ascaridis with fatal injuries after a confrontation, and jurors found their accounts conflicted with DNA and medical evidence.
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Men found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 2022 beating of Highland Park man
Two local men were convicted of second-degree murder on Saturday, three and a half years after their killing of a Highland Park man, according to information from the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. A trial that began April 13 ended six days later with a jury finding Nicholas Caban, 23, and Jacob Firestone, 22 — who […] The post Men found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 2022 beating of Highland Park man appeared first on The Record.
Nicholas M. Caban and Jacob Firestone Convicted of the Murder of Matthew Ascaridis of Highland Park
Nicholas Caban, 23, and Jacob Firestone, 22, have each been convicted on Saturday April 18, 2026 of Second-Degree murder in the killing of Matthew Ascaridis on September 17, 2022, after Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed murder charges against the two male suspects on Thursday, March 16, 20
Jury convicts 2 men of murdering Highland Park business owner during 'brutal' beating at Fort Sheridan Beach
Nicholas M. Caban, 23, of Highland Park (top right) and Jacob Firestone, 22, of Highland Park (bottom right) were convicted on Saturday following a week-long jury trial in the murder of Matthew Ascaridis, 45, of Highland Park, (left) at Fort Sheridan Beach in September 2022. | Photo – Left & Right: Provided; Photo – Middle: Max Weingardt A jury convicted two men on Saturday of murdering a Highland Park business owner and father of two by “brutal…
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