PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Central Peoria man was sentenced Monday to six years in prison in connection with a shooting last December. Tyrell Logan, 18, whose address is listed as the 2200 block of North Idaho Street, pleaded guilty in Peoria County Circuit Court to one count of aggravated battery in connection with the […]
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A 17-year-old boy faces murder charges for allegedly strangling his mother early Tuesday morning. Avion L. Tapia, who lives in the 2300 block of North Wisconsin Ave., appeared in Peoria County Circuit Court, charged with one count of first-degree murder for the strangulation death of Vanessa Tucker. He appeared in a […]
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — City leaders expressed shock, dismay, and frustration with the violence that has rocked the East Bluff neighborhood in the past day or so. The community has recently seen two homicides and one shooting that has left a man in critical condition. Two of the incidents involved 17-year-olds, who are legally minors […]
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A woman remains in the Peoria County Jail on charges connected with a seven-year-old homicide case in Georgia. Katelyn Goble, 27, whose address is listed as 2034 W. Hudson St., was arrested on Aug. 3 in connection with the 2016 disappearance of Morgan Bauer. According to a Facebook post from the Porterdale, […]
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday afternoon alleges that a Peoria Heights liquor store illegally sold alcohol to a minor; a move that ultimately led to the death of a Bartonville teenager last year. The suit, filed in Peoria County Circuit Court, states Express Liquors sold beer to a 17-year-old boy on Feb. […]