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Rashee Wyrick to Appear June 3 in Oak Forest Homicide Case

He joins co-defendant Michael Protho in custody with both men awaiting trial for the May 23 beating death of Edward Lewis

Oak Forest police



Daily Southtown staff, June 10, 2021, Oak Forest, Illinois
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Overview

  • Rashee Wyrick, 32, was charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled for his initial court appearance on Tuesday at the Bridgeview courthouse.
  • Co-defendant Michael Protho was arrested on May 24 after leading police on a high-speed chase and is also being held pending trial on first-degree murder charges.
  • Authorities say the two suspects entered Edward Lewis’s Oak Forest home through a window and fatally beat the 54-year-old with a blunt object.
  • Investigators found several pounds of cannabis and other narcotics in the ransacked residence, which they say indicated a narcotics sales operation.
  • Wyrick was taken into custody by the Illinois Department of Corrections and the U.S. Marshals Service’s Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force following a fugitive investigation.