Man guilty of killing Naperville man, dumping body in Chicago

The triggerman in an execution-style slaying in Naperville has been convicted of first-degree murder following a four-day DuPage County jury trial.

Ernest Collins, 27, of Rockford, is one of three people charged in the death of Naperville resident Michael Armendariz, whose body was discovered in a Chicago garbage can several months after his Jan. 14, 2018, killing, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors said Armendariz was lured out of his Whispering Hills Drive apartment by Cassandra Green, 26, also of Rockford, who sent him a Snapchat message. After he got into her SUV about 9:10 p.m., Collins emerged from a hiding spot in the rear and shot Armendariz twice in the back of the head, a news release said.

They then drove to the home of Green’s mother, Candice Jones, 43, on Chicago’s Southwest Side, placed Armendariz’s body in a garbage can, stored it in Jones’ garage and later moved it to the garage of a vacant house next to Jones’ home,…