Dennis Woodworth
QUINCY — One of four men arrested in connection to a Nov. 5, 2023, burglary along North Bottom Road pled guilty on Friday and received a five-year sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Ashton T. Summers, 20, of Quincy, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court with his attorney, Dennis Woodworth, before Judge Tad Brenner. Summers…
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QUINCY — The mother of a 13-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted last September said nothing could prepare her for how to write or read a victim impact statement. “Where do you start when nobody prepares you to find your child, running from the woods screaming and crying, ‘He’s coming, and he has a knife.…
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QUINCY — One of two men charged in connection to a September 2023 stabbing in the parking lot at Blessing Hospital was sentenced Monday morning to nine years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Heaton Brothers, 20, of 1842 Maple, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court with attorney Dennis Woodworth for a status hearing before…
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QUINCY — The second of two men charged in connection to a September 2023 stabbing in the parking lot at Blessing Hospital waived his right to a jury trial on Tuesday morning and is set to accept a plea next week. Heaton Brothers, 20, of 1842 Maple, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court with attorney…
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QUINCY — One of two men charged in connection to a September 2023 stabbing in the parking lot at Blessing Hospital has a new attorney and a new trial date. Heaton Brothers, 19, of 1842 Maple, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court Tuesday morning with attorney Dennis Woodworth before Judge Tad Brenner. Woodworth made his…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man originally charged with a Class X felony for child pornography nearly 3½ years ago is expected to get probation when he is sentenced on Jan. 19. Sidney Shackleton, 34, appeared with attorney Dennis Woodworth in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon before Judge Scott Larson. Shackleton was facing a…
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QUINCY — Two men arrested in connection to a Nov. 5 burglary along North Bottom Road pled not guilty during their arraignments Tuesday morning. Jamar R. Washington, 27, and Ashton T. Summers, 19, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Tad Brenner. Washington is represented by Betsy Bier, and Summers is represented by Dennis…
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QUINCY — The prosecution wanted the maximum prison sentence allowed, and the defense wanted probation. Judge Mark Vincent, admitting he didn’t know what he was going to do before the beginning of Friday afternoon’s sentencing hearing of John Rokusek, decided a little of both was in order. Rokusek, 60, the former owner of a Quincy…
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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,…
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