Belleville man gets sentenced in fatal stabbing in Collinsville

A Belleville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Collinsville man, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office said Friday.

Carlos G. Mosley, 24, received a sentence of 25 years for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Tyrese L. Owens, 21, according to a news release from Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine.

“Mosley is required to serve 100 percent of his sentence under Illinois law,” the news release states.

“The victim was found unresponsive in a ditch near his residence on Loop Street in Collinsville on the morning of Nov. 8, 2023. An investigation revealed that Mosley and a co-defendant tracked the victim via a phone,” according to the release.

Owens had been attacked after Mosley and another person went to Owens’ home twice. On their first visit, Owens wasn’t there but when they returned about 8 a.m., they slashed a tire on Owens’ truck. Owens came out of his home and then he was attacked, the release states.

“We continue to pray for Tyrese Owens and his grieving family, and hope this first-degree murder conviction brings them some measure of closure and justice,” Haine said in the release.

A defense attorney for Mosley could not be reached for comment Friday. Mosley, who pleaded guilty Tuesday shortly before his trial was about to begin, was being held in the Madison County Jail Friday.

This story was originally published October 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM.