Information provided by Illinois Attorney General office
A Danville man has been convicted of murder in the 2021 shooting deaths of two Vermilion County teenagers. 18 year old Jaevin Griggs is the third individual to be found guilty of the homicides, which resulted from a drug sale and robbery.
Griggs was found guilty in the deaths of 19 year old Wyatt Bailey of Oakwood and 16 year old Clayvonte Sloan of Danville. A sentencing hearing for Griggs is set for July 12. Dennis Cooper and Camarion Halthon, both of Danville, were earlier found guilty in the same case and received prison sentences.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office prosecuted the case. According to Raoul, Griggs accompanied Cooper to Bailey’s home to purchase drugs. Griggs and Cooper, who were both armed, robbed Bailey, who was also armed with a handgun. Griggs fired his weapon during the robbery, hitting Bailey and Sloan. Before fleeing the scene, Cooper shot Bailey in the chest as he lay on the ground.
A Vermilion County sheriff’s deputy responding to the shooting stopped Cooper’s vehicle as it drove toward Danville. Upon searching the vehicle, investigators found a bag of cannabis products and a gun stolen from Bailey. They also found an unregistered “ghost gun” that was used in the shooting.
