Jury trial for Quincy man charged in TJ Maxx shooting incident moved to December docket

QUINCY — The case for a Quincy man facing five felony charges stemming from a July 6 shooting incident in the TJ Maxx parking lot at the Prairie Trails Crossing shopping center has been moved from the November jury docket to the December jury docket.

Alan Pacheco, 21, appeared with attorney Ryan Schuenke before Circuit Judge Holly Henze in Adams County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court.

Pacheco has been charged with:

• Two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony punishable for between five and 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, for discharging a firearm at Terrance D. Horton and Islam D. Woodson.
• One count of aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony punishable for between six and 30 years in prison, for discharging a firearm and causing injury to Horton.
• One count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony punishable for between one and three years in prison, for knowingly possessing a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 9mm handgun when he was not on his land, his home or his fixed place of business.
• One count of attempted first-degree murder, a Class X felony punishable for between 25 years to natural life in prison, in that he knowingly discharged a firearm with intent to kill Horton. 

Schuenke argued during a July hearing that Woodson and Horton attacked Pacheco and his girlfriend as they sat in his vehicle. He said Pacheco acted in self-defense when he shot Horton and fired his weapon at Woodson but intentionally shot at the ground to scare him.

Pacheco’s next appearance in Adams County Circuit Court is a status hearing on Oct. 23. His trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 2.