Adams County Circuit Court
QUINCY — A bench trial for a Quincy woman facing four counts of first-degree murder after a 2020 accident has been pushed back two months. Natasha McBride, 39, appeared Tuesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court with her attorney, Public Defender Todd Nelson, before Judge Tad Brenner. McBride chose on Jan. 31 to have a bench…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced Friday afternoon to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to two counts of child pornography involving possession of a photo of victim under the age of 13. Denario K. Brooks, 28, appeared before Judge Tad Brenner in Adams County Circuit Court with his…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The trial of a former owner of a Quincy nightclub accused of assaulting a Quincy University student in April 2021 has been removed from next week’s jury docket. The trial for Steven W. Homan, 49, was set to begin on Tuesday, Feb. 14 before Judge Mark Vincent. It was expected to last four…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced Monday afternoon to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in August to one count of child pornography involving a child under the age of 13 and one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Jeremy Windsor, 23, appeared before Judge Robert Adrian in Adams…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Negotiations with the state’s attorney’s office continue, but a trial for a Quincy teen being tried as an adult and accused of murdering his grandfather has been placed on the March docket. Hayden Schmidt, 16, appeared Tuesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court with his attorney, public defender Chris Pratt, before Judge Tad…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man facing three counts of first-degree murder has new counsel, and his January trial has been delayed. Devere Gholston, 27, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Monday morning before Judge Debra Wellborn. Gholston had been represented by public defenders Babette Brennan and John Citro, but St. Louis area attorney Matthew…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The trial for a Quincy man charged in a fatal Memorial Day crash in Quincy was placed on the jury docket for Jan. 9. Wike, 21, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court Tuesday morning before Judge Amy Lannerd. He is represented by Chief Public Defender Todd Nelson. Wike faces charges of reckless homicide,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A status hearing for a Quincy man charged in a fatal Memorial Day crash was continued Tuesday because a report from an expert witness is incomplete. Breeden Wike, 21, appeared Tuesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court with public defender Todd Nelson. Wike faces felony charges of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The trial for a Quincy man facing attempted first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm charges has been set for the December jury docket. Donte M. Clausell, 34, is in federal custody on a separate firearms-related charge. However, he appeared in Adams County Circuit Court Tuesday morning with public defender Christopher Pratt…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy woman received a five-year sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections on Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Caitlin Dietiker, 32, pled guilty to two charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance on July 13 in exchange for a prison term of no longer than 10 years. Judge Roger…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Friday morning following his guilty plea to two aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges. Camron Marold, 20, appeared with public defender Todd Nelson before Judge Amy Lannerd in Adams County Circuit Court. Nelson had asked Lannerd to sentence Marold…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Judge Amy Lannerd put the trial for a former Quincy nightclub owner accused of assaulting a Quincy University student on the docket in February 2023. Steven W. Homan, 48, made an appearance before Lannerd in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday with Ben Song, an associate with the St. Louis firm of Rosenblum, Schwartz…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A plea deal may be imminent for a Quincy man facing nine counts of unauthorized videotaping. Laura Keck, assistant state’s attorney for Adams County, said Tuesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court that her office recently completed a review of a computer as part of discovery in the case against John Rokusek, 60,…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Judge Amy Lannerd approved for public defender Todd Nelson to spend as much as $2,500 for an expert witness in the case against a Quincy man charged in a fatal Memorial Day crash. Breeden Wike, 20, appeared Thursday afternoon for a motion hearing in Adams County Circuit Court. He faces felony charges of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl has waived his jury trial pursuant to a plea negotiation. Jonathan Graff, 31, appeared Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court with his attorney, Drew Schnack, before Judge Roger Thomson. Graff will enter his plea on Aug. 31. Graff was indicted July 2…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A case against a Quincy man charged with two felonies in connection with a June 11 incident has been set for a plea on Aug. 31. Lenard M. Miller, 41, did not appear with attorney Drew Schnack on Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court. However, Schnack told Judge Roger Thomson he recently…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Caitlin R. Dietiker of Quincy, who pled guilty July 13 to two charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for a cap of 10 years on her sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections, will be sentenced Sept. 21. Public defender Todd Nelson said during Dietiker’s last appearance before Judge Roger…
Read Full Article QUINCY — An indictment has been filed against a Quincy man accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. Jonathan Graff, 31, was indicted July 2 by an Adams County grand jury. He appeared with attorney Drew Schnack on Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court. He pled not guilty to one count of aggravated criminal…
Read Full Article QUINCY — An indictment has been filed against a Quincy man charged with two felonies in connection with a June 11 incident. Lenard M. Miller, 41, was indicted July 14 by an Adams County grand jury. He appeared with attorney Drew Schnack on Wednesday morning in Adams County Circuit Court and pled not guilty to…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy woman pled guilty Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court to two charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for a prison term of no longer than 10 years. Dietiker, 22, was set to enter a plea on May 11 when her attorney, public defender Todd Nelson, told…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced Wednesday to 7 1/2 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after he pled guilty in March to attempted aggravated battery of a child. Judge Amy Lannerd sentenced Raphael Wires, 36, in Adams County Circuit Court. Wires was arrested in December and charged with aggravated battery of a…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A trial for a Quincy woman charged in an August 2020 crash that killed four people remains on track to be heard in February. However, a hearing on Friday could change that. A motion was filed by the state’s attorney’s office on Dec. 29 to extend the deadline for discovery in the case…
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