CHERRY VALLEY Authorities have made an arrest in a Valentine s Day shooting outside CherryVale Mall, saying the entire incident was captured on security video.
Marquise D. Caldwell, 31, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and as an armed habitual criminal. The later charge is based on two previous convictions for illegal gun possession, Winnebago County State s Attorney J. Hanley said.
Village Police Chief Roy Bethge and Sheriff Gary Caruana joined Hanley Thursday at a news conference at an upper-level common area in mall where the charges against Caldwell were announced.
The very public display was a clear message to anyone walking by that violence will not be tolerated in the mall.