A Clarendon Hills woman who misled Downers Grove police in a murder investigation was sentenced to 90 days in DuPage County Jail and ordered to reimburse $5,000 to police.
Circuit Judge George Bakalis sentenced Jeisy Joseph, 37, on Wednesday for obstruction of justice after she withheld information about the whereabouts of her brother, Joyel, 35, said Assistant State’s Atty. Tim Diamond. She pleaded guilty to the charges in April.
Joyel Joseph is charged with the Feb. 7, 2001, stabbing death of Xavier Malayil, 57, in Malayil’s Downers Grove apartment in the 2000 block of Prentiss Drive. He has not been arrested and is believed to have fled . the country.
During the initial investigation, Jeisy Joseph lied to police and hindered their investigation, causing them to expend unnecessary resources, Diamond said.
Bakalis also placed Jeisy Joseph on two years’ probation.