No Bond For Man Charged With Murder In Slaying Of Oak Forest Woman

OAK FOREST, IL — A Tinley Park man facing a first-degree murder charge in the Aug. 4 stabbing death of Oak Forest woman Lauren Pikor has been ordered held without bond Monday afternoon.

Chad Oster, 36, of the 18200 block of Glen Swilly Circle was charged Sunday, Aug. 6. Oster was taken into custody Saturday after an hours-long standoff with police at the Glen Swilly Circle residence.

"We are grateful the courts are holding him without bond," said Oak Forest Police Chief Jason Reid.

Court documents detail previous abuse between Oster and Pikor, who were romantically involved. In March 2021, Oster pleaded guilty to domestic battery after punching Pikor in the throat, taking her phone and locking her in a room to prevent her from calling police, the Chicago Tribune reports. He was sentenced to two years' probation for that offense.

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