State’s Attorney Glasgow Announces Jury Finds Joshua Anderson Guilty of Murder, Armed Robbery in 2019 Denny’s Shooting (Joliet, IL) – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces that a jury found Joshua Anderson, 25 of Chicago, guilty in the shooting death of Gregory Brown. The jury deliberated for approximately 23 minutes before finding Anderson guilty of First Degree Murder (a Class M felony), Armed Robbery (a Class X felony) and Robbery (a Class 2 felony) following a four-day jury trial before Circuit Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak that concluded on December 13, 2024.
Anderson’s co-defendants, Christopher Parker and Bobbie Jo Ollom previously pled guilty for their involvement in the murder. Parker was sentenced to 37.5 years in prison for First Degree Murder and Bobbie Jo Ollom was sentenced to 18 years in prison for Armed Robbery.
On April 30, 2019, the Joliet Police Department responded to the Denny’s located at 2531 Plainfield Road in Joliet. Officers located the victim, 36-year-old Gregory Brown, deceased in the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the head. Surveillance footage obtained from Denny’s showed the victim arrive in a Yukon and the defendant along with co-defendants, Christopher Parker and Bobbie Jo Ollom arrive in a Sedan. Ollom provided critical testimony in the trial regarding the plot to rob Brown in the parking lot of Denny’s. Once the victim got into the vehicle to meet Ollom, Anderson and Parker pulled out a gun to commit the armed robbery during which time Brown was shot in the head. Forensic evidence collected during the investigation showed the defendant along with Ollom and Parker were present at the Denny’s at the time Ollom met the victim.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 21, 2025. Anderson is eligible for a sentence of 56 to 120 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Glasgow thanked Assistant State’s Attorneys Christine Vukmir, Erika Hamer, and Brandi Bolton, Victim Witness Advocate Dannette Pasdertz, IT Specialist Braulio Guzman, and the Joliet Police Department for their outstanding work in this matter. Glasgow also commended the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Department for aiding in the apprehension of the defendant.
State’s Attorney Glasgow Announces Jury Finds Joshua Anderson Guilty of Murder, Armed Robbery in 2019 Denny’s Shooting
