Hamza Khatatbeh, (left) along with one of his lawyers, Jim Ryan, listens to special prosecutor Derek Dion as he makes a point to Associate Judge Stephanie Klein Wednesday, May 27, 2026, during a hearing at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. Khatatbeh, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday but that has been postponed until June 10.
(Mark Busch)
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