Crime & Safety
Illinois Homicide: Tennessee Man Charged 4 Years After Baby Dies at I-57
Monee, IL – A Tennessee man is facing three homicide charges more than four years after his 2 month old son died following a medical emergency at a truck stop along Interstate 57 in Will County, south
By Cameron Hayes · 2026-11-12T21:11:53.541Z
Monee, IL – A Tennessee man is facing three homicide charges more than four years after his 2 month old son died following a medical emergency at a truck stop along Interstate 57 in Will County, south of Chicago.
According to the Village of Monee Police Department , 35 year old Kelsey Simmons of Memphis, Tennessee, was charged in connection with the September 2022 death of his infant son, Sevyn Simmons. An arrest warrant was issued Nov. 3, 2026.
The case dates back to Aug. 31, 2022, when Monee police and firefighters responded around 8:52 a.m. to the Petro Truck Stop at 5915 Monee Manhattan Road, just east of the I 57 interchange.
Authorities found the 2 month old boy unresponsive and not breathing.
Paramedics successfully resuscitated the infant before transporting him to Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields. He was later transferred to Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago.
Investigators determined the child had been staying overnight inside a tractor trailer with his parents before the family planned to return to Wisconsin.
Both parents reportedly told police their son had not been sick and that they did not know why he suddenly stopped breathing.
The infant died Sept. 2, 2022, at Comer Children's Hospital.
Medical personnel determined the child suffered a traumatic head injury, which was confirmed by the Cook County medical examiner, according to police.
Following a multiyear investigation involving the Will County State's Attorney's Office, authorities obtained a homicide warrant for Simmons.
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, the U.S. Marshals Service, working with police in Helena, Montana, took Simmons into custody.
He is awaiting extradition, and Will County prosecutors have filed a petition seeking to deny his pretrial release.