Man Deemed Fit For Trial In Oswego Chick-Fil-A Murder

One Kankakee man is indeed cooked.

All one 52-year-old man at the Oswego Chick-Fil-A was trying to do is deliver tasty chicken. 20-year-old Darryl Lee Jr. is accused of fatally stabbing him while he was in the restaurant.

In the early morning incident on Oct. 22, 2025, 52-year-old delivery driver Tracey J. Land of Bridgeview was stabbed to death by Lee. Lee also attacked a maintenance worker at Chick-Fil-A and his mother, injuring them.

The mother and son were able to restrain Lee and called police to the scene.

After Lee killed Land, police believe Lee stayed at the crime scene and tried to clean it up. About 2 hours later, 2 maintenance workers showed up (a man and his mom) and Lee attacked the man. Despite being injured, the man and his mother held Lee down and got police on the scene.

He's facing charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed violence, building burglary, concealment of a homicidal death and aggravated battery after a double stabbing.

Motive

To make matters worse, as the investigation has continued, police have found no motive for the crime. Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin said at the time it was "an unprovoked attack and resulted in a tragic loss of life".

Late last year, he pleaded not guilty to the charges. In January, he was deemed unfit to stand trial and has received treatment from the Illinois Department of Human Services. Now, he has been deemed fit to stand trial and his first court date is Oct. 22nd, a year to the day after the attack.