Woman found guilty for her role in Naperville man’s murder

A woman who ordered her son and his girlfriend to kill a Naperville man and helped hide his body has been found guilty of first-degree murder by a DuPage County jury.

The verdict against Candice Jones, 43, formerly of Chicago, was delivered after 90 minutes of deliberations by jurors, who also convicted her of armed robbery, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Jones has been held in the county jail since Feb. 9, 2019, when she was arrested and charged in the death of Naperville resident Michael Armendariz, who was last seen Jan. 14, 2018.

Earlier this month, Jones’ son, Ernest Collins, 27, of Rockford, was convicted of the same charges by a DuPage County jury.

Prosecutors said Armendariz was lured out of his Whispering Hills Drive apartment by Collin’s girlfriend Cassandra Green, 26, of Rockford, a childhood friend of Armendariz who sent him a Snapchat message. After he got into her SUV, Collins emerged from a hiding spot in the rear and shot Armendariz…