Don’t be fooled by his crop tops, lacy outfits and soft voice: This is one of Chicago’s scariest men, who has 75 arrests to his name and is now charged with innocent janitor’s senseless murder

By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and VICTOR HELLER, US REPORTER

Published: 20:00 EDT, 14 October 2026 | Updated: 20:04 EDT, 14 October 2026

With his soft voice and penchant for outlandish, revealing outfits, it would be easy to mistake Chicago man Chevazz Campbell as a campy but harmless eccentric.

Appearances can be dangerously deceptive though, as the 37-year-old is one of the Windy City’s most frightening criminals.

He has 75 arrests to his name and a rogue’s gallery of mugshots every bit as eye-catching as his glamorous wardrobe.

Campbell now has the dubious honor of adding a murder charge to his alleged crimes, after he was accused of stabbing a hardworking janitor to death.

The alleged killer favors skimpy crop tops, leopard print, lace and elaborate hairstyles dramatically enlivened with peroxide.

He regularly posted fashion videos of himself on TikTok, although some videos shared on the social media platform had a disturbing undercurrent of violence.

Campbell told his followers to ‘die, bitch’ in one heavily filtered video posted in December, with the caption ‘I really want y’all dead please god.’

According to records obtained by the Daily Mail, Chevazz Campbell has been involved in 75 criminal cases

And he now faces swapping his colorful wardrobe for decades of drab prison garb, after being charged with the murder of a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) janitor.

Campbell’s alleged victim, Julian Mobley, was stabbed in the neck at the Damen Green Line station on October 8.

The 41-year-old, a married father of two, died soon afterward.

Mobley’s death was a particularly senseless one, with prosecutors saying that Campbell flew into a rage after being challenged over nonpayment of a fare.

He began pepper-spraying a train operator who challenged him, then brandished the knife that was used to kill Mobley after the janitor stepped into help, officials alleged.

Prosecutors say Campbell was on electronic monitoring at the time of Mobley’s death.

Julian Mobley, 41, died Thursday after he was stabbed in the neck while at work at the Damen Green Line station in Chicago

His criminal record makes for terrifying reading, with Campbell previously the subject of 75 criminal cases dating back to 2007, according to records reviewed by the Daily Mail.

Campbell began his life in crime 19 years ago when he was arrested on aggravated assault with a weapon charges.

He was arrested on attempted first-degree murder in 2009. The outcome of that case remains unknown.

His most disturbing conviction to date came in 2018, when he was found guilty of aggravated battery and use of a deadly weapon.

His teenage victim’s mistake? Taking up too much space on the sidewalk with his girlfriend when Campbell wanted to walk past.

The youngster thankfully survived Campbell’s violent outburst and Campbell was sentenced to three years in prison for the crime.

Campbell has been arrested in connection with 52 criminal cases in Chicago alone. His reign of terror extended as far as Texas and Missouri, according to arrest records reviewed by the Daily Mail.

Campbell was being monitored for a separate felony conviction when he allegedly killed Mobley.

He jumped a fare gate, then began hurling racist slurs at a black member of staff who challenged him, according to the Cook County State Attorney’s office.

Mobley was sweeping the floor as the incident began to unfold and rushed to help his friend.

A man prosecutors said was Campbell was seen exiting the station to grab mace and a knife from his bag.

He was found guilty in an incident in October 2018 in the Windy City after slashing the throat of a teenager at random with a box cutter

Campbell is facing a first-degree murder charge as well as charges of murder during the commission of a forcible felony, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon in connection with the killing of Mobley

The final, fatal confrontation then ensued.

Mobley tried to flee after being stabbed in the neck and collapsed in his janitor’s closet, where he later died.

Emergency crews had to follow his trail of blood until they found him unconscious. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Campbell is said to have stolen Mobley’s work phone and fled with it to an alleyway near the station.

He then tossed the phone down a storm drain, prosecutors said. Police managed to recover the device as well as Mobley’s ID card and lanyard.

Campbell is then said to have gone to a nearby store where he asked the shop owner for a bag, into which he emptied the contents of a duffel he was carrying.

Prosecutors say that he then told the owner that he had been involved in a fight and asked if they could hold on to his bag and loan him a hat.

Later that night, he turned himself into police and admitted to officers that he sprayed Mobley with mace and slashed him, prosecutors said.

A judge granted the state’s detention request after it argued that Campbell posed a threat to public safety and that his monitoring had ultimately failed.

Campbell is facing a first-degree murder charge as well as charges of murder during the commission of a forcible felony, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. He is being held without bond.

Campbell told his followers to ‘die, bitch’ in one heavily filtered video posted in December

Campbell is seen here in his most recent mugshot, left, and in an October 2018 headshot, right

Campbell, 36, is seen here after being arrested six months ago in April 2026

Campbell is seen here on the left in August of last year, and in February 2023

The career criminal is pictured here after an arrest in 2022, left, and in 2015, right

Campbell is seen here in a headshot captured in 2014, left, and in March 2015, right

Mobley’s wife Diana has since spoken with ABC7 over the loss of her husband, saying: ‘He was just a wonderful father, wonderful husband, very dedicated.

‘No matter what, he took care of us. He put us first.’

A statement released by the CTA workers union and Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke demanded a reform of the state’s monitoring system.

It said: ‘Julian Mobley was just doing his job, dutifully serving the public as a rail maintenance janitor, when his life was brutally and senselessly taken.

‘The failures of our electronic monitoring system could not be clearer: There is not effective monitoring or proactive enforcement when someone is unaccounted for, and that poses a grave risk to public safety.

‘We need a permanent legislative solution to close these gaps, strengthen accountability, and better protect people like Julian, who deserve to be safe on the job and return home to their families after work.’