Joseph Guardia of Melrose Park is being held without bail after he allegedly set Joseph Kromelis, a well-known Chicago homeless man, on fire.
CHICAGO -- The man charged with setting a homeless man on fire who was often seen walking around downtown Chicago is being held without bail.Joseph Guardia
Prosecutors said Guardia didn't know Kromelis. He told police he was angry and looking to set something on fire. "This defendant did not target someone who he had an argument with or someone who wronged him or someone he knew," Hanichak said."He targeted the most vulnerable person possible."
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