Public outcry has been reignited in western Illinois following the release of a new police body camera video this week. The footage documents the tragic shooting of a four-year-old boy, Terrell Miller, by local law enforcement in March. This incident took place roughly 84 miles from where Sonya Massey was fatally shot, another event also recorded on body camera footage and made public just over a week ago. On the evening of March 16, Macomb …
An Illinois man, aged 40, has been sentenced to 14 months in a federal correctional facility for issuing violent threats against President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and several congressional Democrats. Adam R. Mouser received his sentence from U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless after pleading guilty to one count of making threats against the President of the United States. The maximum sentence for such a crime is five …
Clarisa Figueroa, a 51-year-old woman from Illinois, has admitted to the first-degree murder of a pregnant woman, Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, 19, in a chilling case that has shocked the nation. Figueroa’s guilty plea will see her serve a 50-year prison sentence. In April 2019, Figueroa lured Ochoa-Lopez to her Chicago home under the pretense of giving her free baby clothes. The victim, who was nine months pregnant at the time, was viewing a photo album of …
A tragic incident unfolded on Sunday evening in Rockford, Illinois, when an 18-year-old Walmart employee was fatally stabbed while on duty. The young worker, whose identity has not been disclosed, was rushed to a nearby hospital following the attack, which took place around 6 p.m. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Rockford Police Department was quick to respond to the incident. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered the Walmart employee suffering …
James A. Merritt, a 35-year-old man from Morehouse, Missouri, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus an additional 29 years and a $25,000 fine for the murder of 18-year-old Haley Marie Decker. The young woman’s remains were found in a suitcase in an Illinois wildlife refuge in 2020. Decker, originally from Normal, Illinois, had been reported missing 22 days prior to the discovery of her body. Merritt was convicted in January on charges of second-degree …
An Illinois woman, aged 30, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after confessing to the fatal beating of her 8-month-old daughter, Cherish Freeman, who wouldn’t stop crying. The sentencing was handed down by Judge Daniel Rippy of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court on Friday. Shanquilla Garvey, the mother, will serve her sentence in a state correctional facility, as announced by the authorities. Garvey had earlier pleaded guilty to a single count of first-degree …
The small town of Momence, Illinois, is grappling with the sudden death of a 14-year-old high school freshman who tragically collapsed during a girls’ basketball game. Amari Crite, a student at Momence High School, was playing in a junior varsity match against Tri-Point when she unexpectedly fell on the court. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office is currently investigating the cause of her death. The school district superintendent, Shannon Anderson, expressed his deep sorrow over the …
A devastating domestic event occurred on Sunday in Tinley Park, a suburb in southern Illinois, when a man reportedly shot and killed his wife and three daughters in their home. The victims, 59-year-old Majeda Kassem and her daughters, Halema, Zahia, and Hanan Kassem, aged 25 and 24 respectively, were discovered deceased within the property. The husband and father of the victims alerted authorities to the situation with a 911 call. Law enforcement officers responded to …
Jason E. Karels, a 36-year-old man from Illinois, has admitted to the murder of his three young children, pleading guilty but mentally ill. The Lake County prosecution revealed that Karels left a chilling message for his estranged wife at the scene of the crime, stating, “If I can’t have them neither can you.” The children’s mother, who had shared custody with Karels, alerted the authorities on June 13, 2022. The local police in the Chicago …
A tragic incident unfolded over the weekend in Iowa, as a 26-year-old Illinois man lost his life in a hunting accident. Seth Egelhoff was part of a hunting party in the Bay Branch Wildlife Area, located approximately 40 miles west of Des Moines. The unfortunate event occurred around 1 p.m. on Saturday when Egelhoff was accidentally shot in the face by a fellow hunter. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported that a 911 call …