Kristopher Klimala (Wicked) charged with one count of first degree murder in stabbing death of Linear Caballero (Chip)

Date: 
01/23/2012
KristopherKlimala

"Wicked" charged with murder in the first degree

UPDATE: Fri. p.m.

Bond for Klimala set at $750,000 in bond court today. Next court appearance at (venue change) Branch 66 at 26th and California on Feb. 10, reports Joe Kopera.

Charged with one count of first degree murder, Kristopher Klimala will be in bond court Tues., Jan 24, morning at 26th and California for the murder of Linear Caballero on Sat., Jan 21.

Klimala, 19 years old, known as "Wicked" is part of the VTC graffiti crew that has become infamous on Chicago Near Northwest side. He is accused of repeatedly stabbing 21-year-old Caballero whose tag name was "Chip."

Caballero was a passenger in his girlfriend's car eastbound on Armitage when Klimala and the victim engaged in a verbal altercation on Sat., Jan 21, at 5:40 p.m. The engagement turned physical with Caballero receiving multiple stab wounds to the neck. His girlfriend drove him to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center from which he was taken to Stroger Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m.

Caballero, who lived in the 2600 block of West Armitage, and Klimala, from the 2000 block of North Western, were not strangers. According to reports they have had many encounters prior to Saturday night's fatal event.

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Our Gaurdian Angel

You weren't ready to go, We all know that. You were a sweet, loving, big hearted guy who liked to show other people the same joy & happiness you had. Like someone said, yea, maybe Chip did some stupid shit in his lifetime. But who hasn't? To take it out on someone in such a manner to take their life, is ridiculous & just plain wrong! Wicked showed how "wicked" he could actually be, & now the whole world know's. You are such a dirty low-life, I'm glad you have to rot in jail. Your safer in prison, than you are out on the streets & that's a fact. Chip One- You will remain in my heart forever & you will never fade. We have had plenty of memories & those will be cherished. I don't regret one moment I spent with you because it's true when people say "Don't blink, life can flash right before your eyes" You have taught me many life lessons, & given me so much advice. I know that your now in good hands & you don't have to suffer anymore. You are now our gaurdian angel Linear, watch over us. We love you. I'll see you at the crossroads.

wtf

....wicked had the chance to walk away but he didnt,the fact that you are talking down to someone that got killed on here makes you sound stupiddd as hell....didnt mean to kill him wtf are you talking about ...walking around with a knife huhhhhh this upsets me alot because they said that he showed up to his house a couple days before...he was looking to hurt someone ......YOUR COMMENT IS MAD DISRESPECTFUL AND A CHEAP ATTEMPT TO MAKE WICKED NOT LOOK LIKE HE WAS AT FAULT.... the ONLY THING I AGREE IS TO PRAY FOR BOTH WICKED AND CHIP. and there families...

Hell is empty and all the

Hell is empty and all the devils are here. -William Shakespeare

wtf?!

IGNORANCE. No the issue does not have to do with graff... Its one small thing that these boys just couldn't let go of. Did Chip steal? yes. But that didn't nake him a bad person, just means he made bad choices. DEKCIW on the other let his bad choices make him into a bad person. He had a choice. He could have saved two lives that day and instead chose to let his ignorance get the best of him, and for the rest of his life he'll pay for that. Do people want him dead?! OF COURSE. but only because of the hurt in their hearts that has made them bitter for revenge. But it won't solve the problem. Im perfectly fine with DEKCIW spending the rest of his life trapped within the most miserable four walls he will ever learn to call home. Prison is ten times better punishment than death because each day piece by piece hes going to lose himself and one day in our future he is going to look back on his life and hate himself for what he became. And everyone asks why is CTV to blame?! How did this all start? All of those immature ignoramuses thrived solely off of Linear's suffering. Its' been months now, maybe years since they've been constantly harassing him....I think he got your point the first few times you jumped him. All of those boys steal and lie and do sooooo many things worse than Chip's occassional comeup and sxxxx talking on fb. These guys are the living their lifes like they'll never have to wake up and mean something to the world. But because they couldn't leave him alone, they simply allowed their friend to get pushed over the edge and in the end they lost him too. He aint so bad from behind bars now is he? So what was this for? street credit? revenge? You got none of that. there was nothing to be vengeful for, He wasn't at war with CTV, they just wanted one with him. And your street credit is shot to hell because theres a million people out here ready to beat the fxxx out of your worthless axx. You've brought shame to yourself and the name you've created for this city, you've brought shame to CTV and all of your friends (whom i am sure you'll be seeing soon enough), and you brought shame to your family, is that how you raise someone?! tsk tsk. What you've done is created this infamous murder of someone, as we all seen at Chip's wake, who meant something to the world. You've given the cops a reason to see graff as gang related and violent. Where's the art? Where's the talent? You've lost it all. And in 20 years or so IF i ever see you again, I hope your a withering piece of nothingness, just as you are on the inside. This is what you wanted, and this is what you got. I may not wish for it, but if the judge keeps an open mind...then theres still hope cus Illinois is a proud supporter of the death sentence. But still, I'd hope you spend the rest of your life drivning yourself insane.

Free wicked?.............god

Free wicked?.............god whoever said that needs a,reality check, regardless of what chip did or how he was, nothing justifies MURDER. Rest in peace chip, I had some good n sad times with your wild self & Burn in hell 'wicked' You deserve life, you take one, so you deserve yours taken, point blank..... Such a pidd........smh...

no disrespect to chip he is

no disrespect to chip he is human no matter wat he did but ppl need to keep it real anybody that knew chip knew he wasn't on sxxx but getting over on ppl and robbing ppl come on look at that facebook page n utube i kno plenty of ppl he stole from and started sxxx with... this was not over graff.... ppl should let this guy rest n not keep up all this bxxxsxxx cause it makes other people get hurt and that don't make you ppl no better. you all want wicked dead and what better are you then ... wicked did not want to kill this kid but ppl can only take so much and when ur jumped by people 15 deep like lames n show guns on face book and quotes like( reel niggas carry guns ..and im ready to shoot) what would you do when some one rolls up on u. this was not murder. murder would have been at night with no one around n running from the law this guy accepted what he did and told the truth. the truth will set every one free cause so many ppl don't know sxxx about this and you ppl should stop disrespecting other people they don't know ... wicked did the crime n he will pay the time so he's not running. he is a man and the child of a loving mother just like chip and i don't think in this time chips mom shouldn't have to read all your hate be positive and pray for chips forgiveness to get in heaven . pray for kris to this was not only his fault................

SAD

what does this have to do with any of the vtc members?? who ever made this post...i know some of the members and its sad that everyone in his crew is getting blamed for this...let the JUDGE! JUDGE WHAT HE DID...R.I.P CHIP AND FREE WICKED! BOTH BOYS LOST THEIR LIFES KEEP DUMB COMMENTS TO YOUR SELF..

"FREE WICKED"? are you

"FREE WICKED"? are you kidding? you are absolutely right, they both in a sense lost their lives but wicked had a choice, he should be locked up and he should stay there. NOTHING JUSTIFIES MURDER!

wtf was this kid thinking

i hope wicked gets what he deserves.....all that graff work for nothing , his legacy as known '' graffiti writer'' IS GONE but NOW AS '' A BIG COWARD '' .....

Cvt! Chip One! There ain't

Cvt! Chip One! There ain't not feeling sorry for a guy that didn't think twice in killing someone. F all them vtc hoes! Dekciw rfeer kops alal smret Cvt chip one will forever remain in our hearts

Wicked waits for his dance

Wicked waits for his dance with the devil.

R.I.P Linear Caballero

Rest in peace Linear. God has called you to be with him. Kristopher awaits his time in a cage until the demons come to take his soul to meet his master. You will burn for what you have done "wicked" as bad will be forgotten never to be remembered good will always be remember for being a beautiful person like you Linear. Love you my lil cousin.

omg....i see this kid up all

omg....i see this kid up all the time...but all that respect is gone ,its one thing to do it to yourself but when you kill someone over graff ..the respect is gone....

Amen, this city needs less

Amen, this city needs less wanna be tough trash.

good riddance punk. rot in

good riddance punk. rot in jail forever.

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