Suspect accused of stabbing hardworking Chicago train station janitor was on electronic monitoring for previous felony conviction

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-13 · by Victor Heller

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Chevazz Campbell, 37, who was already on electronic monitoring due to previous felony convictions including multiple retail theft cases, is accused of fatally stabbing Julian Mobley, a 41-year-old Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) janitor, at the Damen Green Line Station last Thursday. Campbell had violated his curfew four times before the alleged murder and has a criminal history dating back to 2014 with 11 offenses including aggravated battery. The CTA workers union and Cook County State's Attorney have called for reforms in the electronic monitoring system to improve public safety.
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Story summary

On Thursday, Julian Mobley, a 41-year-old janitor working at the Damen Green Line station in Chicago, was fatally stabbed in the neck by an unknown assailant after intervening in an altercation. The suspect, later identified as Chevazz Campbell, allegedly maced a train operator during a fare dispute and then attacked Mobley when he tried to help. Campbell, 37, had been on electronic monitoring for previous felony convictions but had violated curfew four times prior to the incident. He was arrested hours after the stabbing, which occurred just before 3 p.m. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) workers union and Cook County State's Attorney called for reform of the state’s electronic monitoring system due to its failure to prevent this violent crime.

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📰 Chicago Janitor Stabbing Incident
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Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 13% hedged 3 of 23 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the stabbing of a Chicago Transit Authority janitor at Damen Green Line station on October 6, 2026.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 42% hedged 5 of 12 📰 publisher trust 70
“Both articles describe the specific incident where Chevazz Campbell allegedly stabbed and killed Julian Mobley, a CTA janitor, at the Damen Green Line station in Chicago.”

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Heller, V. (2026, October 13). Suspect accused of stabbing hardworking Chicago train station janitor was on electronic monitoring for previous felony conviction. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16205201/Chicago-train-station-janitor-stabbing.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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4 of 17 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Victor Heller
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Topics

CTA Chicago Chicago Transit Authority Cook County the Chicago Sun Times

Subjects

Campbell PERSON · 8× Mobley PERSON · 6× CTA ORG · 4× Chevazz Campbell PERSON · 2× Chicago GPE · 2× Julian Mobley PERSON · 2× the Chicago Sun Times ORG · 2× Chicago Transit Authority ORG · 1× Cook County GPE · 1× Eileen O'Neill Burke PERSON · 1×

Narrative

A statement released by the CTA workers union and Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke demanded a reform of the state's electronic monitoring system as Campbell had violated his curfew four times before the alleged murder.
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Claims (17 extracted, 4 hedged)

A man accused of fatally stabbing a Chicago rail maintenance janitor last week was already on electronic monitoring for previous felony convictions. asserted
man → accuse → convictions
Chevazz Campbell, 37, murdered a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) janitor while on electronic monitoring as part of a probation for two pending retail theft felony cases, prosecutors said at a court hearing Sunday. asserted
prosecutors → murder → hearing
Campbell has collected a criminal record history of 11 offenses between 2014 and 2026. asserted
Campbell → collect → 2014
The offenses range from driving on suspended license, six retail theft cases, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct to aggravated battery and use of a deadly weapon. asserted
offenses → range → weapon
In the latter case from 2018, Campbell reportedly slashed a 17-year-old's throat with a box cutter for 'taking up too much sidewalk' with his girlfriend, prosecutors said. uncertain
prosecutors → slash → girlfriend
A statement released by the CTA workers union and Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke demanded a reform of the state's electronic monitoring system as Campbell had violated his curfew four times before the alleged murder. asserted
Campbell → release → murder
'There is not effective monitoring or proactive enforcement when someone is unaccounted for, and that poses a grave risk to public safety,' the statement said. asserted
statement → be → safety
'We need a permanent legislative solution to close these gaps, strengthen accountability, and better protect people.' asserted
We → need → people
Last Thursday, Campbell went into Damen Green Line Station and tried to evade the subway fare by jumping the gate. asserted
Campbell → go → gate
Chevazz Campbell has a long history of criminal offenses dating back to 2014, before he allegedly fatally stabbed a Chicago rail maintenance janitor last week Julian Mobley, 41, worked in the Chicago Transit Authority at the Damen Green Line station Thursday when he was stabbed multiple times in the neck by an unknown man After macing Mobley twice, Campbell allegedly chased down the janitor and stabbed him into the neck. uncertain
Campbell → have → neck
In 2018, Campbell had already slashed a teenage boy's neck with a box cutter He then got into an argument using racial slurs against a CTA employee sitting inside a kiosk, when janitor Julian Mobley, 41, tried to step in and help out his co-worker, according to prosecutors. uncertain
Mobley → slash → prosecutors
After initially proceeding to the train platform, Campbell exited the station and pulled something out of his bag before re-entering the station, according to video footage cited by prosecutors, the Chicago Sun Times reported. uncertain
Times → proceed → prosecutors
The alleged murderer returned to approach Mobley and sprayed him in the face with mace two times, leading Mobley to try and escape the attack. asserted
murderer → allege → attack
The convicted felon then ran after Mobley and brutally stabbed him with a knife in the neck. asserted
felon → convict → neck
Campbell fled the scene while Mobley still made his way to the janitor's closet with blood gushing out of his neck, prosecutors alleged. asserted
prosecutors → flee → neck
The 41-year-old was pronounced dead after being brought to a hospital. asserted
old → pronounce → hospital
Mobley had been married for 20 years and worked as a janitor for the CTA for eight, the Chicago Sun Times reported. asserted
Times → work → eight
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