Jerrell Thomas is charged with the murder of Oak Park Detective Allan Reddins after a fatal shooting incident.

Jerrell Thomas, 37, has been charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 29 death of Oak Park police detective Allan Reddins. A Chicago resident, Thomas has an extensive criminal background including arrests for aggravated battery to a police officer,

Jerrell Thomas, 37, of North Lawndale is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder of a peace officer, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to Oak Park officials.

A man has been charged in Friday’s shooting death of a police officer in west suburban Oak Park. A Chicago man with an extensive criminal background has been charged in the shooting death of Detective Allen Reddins.

A 37-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder for the Friday morning shooting of an Oak Park police detective, according to local authorities.

Authorities have charged a 37-year-old Chicago man with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a suburban police detective. Detective Allan Reddins of the Oak Park Police Department was killed Friday morning after responding to a report of a man leaving a bank with a gun in the suburb just west of Chicago,