A Kankakee County jury (Monday) returned a guilty verdict against Monroe Clayton for the 2015 stabbing death of 83-year-old Zennia Young.

Clayton is facing a possible prison sentence of between 20 and 60 years. Prosecutors say additional time is possible due to the victim’s age and the brutality of the crime.

The jury deliberated for 3 1/2 hours. A sentencing date will be scheduled.

Young was killed in her Hopkins Park home on Nov. 28, 2015.
Prosecutors used DNA evidence to implicate Clayton in the crime. His DNA was found under the fingernails of the 83-year-old victim. Early police reports stated Clayton had gone to the Pembroke home to try to borrow money from a person who also lived there.

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