Crime Brief | Illinois Valley
A La Salle County grand jury convened on Tuesday and returned the following indictments.
An Oglesby man waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday and will go to Minnesota to face charges for allegedly threatening that state’s lieutenant governor.
A Marseilles man was convicted Friday of killing his father on Father’s Day weekend 2024. Logan Petre faces up to 60 years for murder, with more time coming if convicted of another pending charge.
A Streator man caught with cocaine and a loaded gun pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to a year in prison.
The window for Joshua Casey to stand trial for murder in 2025 is closing fast. Casey doesn’t have new trial dates and it looks unlikely he’ll get them before the holidays.
A Mendota man accused of setting fire to his apartment complex – damage was not significant – will stand trial Nov. 17.
A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments
A Streator woman pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to four years for possessing a stolen gun recovered during a drug seizure.
A La Salle woman faces up to 18 months in prison when she stands for sentencing Nov. 5 for leaving the scene of a 2023 crash that injured an elderly motorist.