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June 21, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A jury trial is scheduled for December for the former owner of the Golden Corral at 3908 Broadway in Quincy, Ill., who is accused of killing a classmate more than 30 years ago. William Christopher Niemet, 46, was arrested in February 2020 and charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection…
Read Full Article April 20, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy man charged in connection with the February death of another Quincy man in his home pled not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder during his arraignment on Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. Devere S. Gholston, 27, and a 15-year-old boy were arrested after the beating death of 67-year-old…
Read Full Article January 5, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The trial of Quincy man, who has been in the Adams County Jail for nearly 26 months facing three counts of first-degree murder, was delayed yet again Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. John Citro with the Adams County Public Defender’s office informed Judge Robert Adrian of a potential conflict of interest…
Read Full Article September 23, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A motion to suppress evidence obtained from a cellphone was denied by Judge Bob Adrian during a hearing Thursday morning in the first-degree murder case for Travis Wiley in Adams County Circuit Court. A pretrial hearing for Wiley’s case has been set for Oct. 18, with jury selection set to begin Oct. 25. …
Read Full Article September 10, 2021 | By Muddy River News
PALMYRA, Mo. — A Palmyra man held in the Marion County Jail on a $1 million cash-only bond is set to return to Marion County Circuit Court at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for a bond hearing. Raymond D. Gum, 34, made his first appearance Thursday in Marion County Circuit Court. He faces charges of first-degree murder…
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