24-year-old Chicago man charged with first-degree murder in strangulation of his 15-year-old girlfriend, Amarise A. Parker.
Joshua Williams, 24, allegedly choked 15-year-old Amarise A. Parker to death, on Dec. 12 in an apartment building in the 7200 block of South Phillips Avenue, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Parker was reported missing on Nov. 26 from Morgan ParkÂ
Williams was arrested Saturday in the West Town neighborhood. He was charged with first-degree murder and had an out-of-state warrant for his arrest.
Williams has a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
“She was 15,” said Yahanna Clark, Parker’s mom. “She was a lovely soul, everybody loved her.”
Court documents state Williams’ Google history shows more than 50 searches relating to strangulation and murder including how to explain an asphyxiation death and the penalty for murder.
Given the evidence and Williams’ criminal history, including being charged with strangling another person in Colorado, the judge ordered him to remain in custody until his next court date on January 10.
After this case is resolved in Chicago, Williams will be extradited to Colorado to face charges there.