CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — Cumberland County will pay $500 to retain an expert for a defendant charged with murder and concealing a homicidal death. That's according to court records filed in the case against 24-year-old Lance T. Newcomb following a court appearance in Cumberland County on Monday. The prosecution reportedly objected to the defendant's [.]
Lance T Newcomb 24, of Robinson is accused of fatally shooting Ryan L. Waggoner, 55, of rural Lerna in the head on or about June 2 in Cumberland County.