Grand jury indicts Streator man as ‘repeat offender’

A Streator man was indicted Tuesday for a Class X weapons charge.

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and indicted Charles Spencer, 30, on one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender, a Class X felony carrying a sentence of six to 30 years in prison.

Spencer will be arraigned and stand for a detention hearing Thursday in La Salle County Circuit Court.

Spencer has not been charged with firing any of the Easter Sunday gunshots that killed a 17-year-old (whose name has not been released to date) and injured two others in a vehicle in Streator. However, police investigating the homicide found video footage that showed Spencer in possession of a pistol.

Spencer had been out of custody, having bonded out on a still-pending charge of armed robbery in connection with the July 7, 2022, holdup at the Streator Community Credit Union.

Also Tuesday, the grand jury indicted:

• Elijah Aguirre, 22, of Ottawa (violating a no-contact order)
• Karla M. Schmitz, 60, of La Salle (retail theft)
• Shania B. Schmitz, 26, of La Salle (retail theft)
• Anthony M. Percodani, 36, of Streator (burglary)
• Justin R. Underwood, 40, of Streator (failure to register)

Two others were indicted on charges of possession of a controlled substance and methamphetamine.