John Leonard
December 16, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Brown County Circuit Clerk Rhonda Johnson received the verdict from jury foreman Michael Boylen, then stood and slowly read it aloud Thursday morning. “We, the jury, find John Michael Dean …” she said. Johnson then paused momentarily before finishing the sentence. “Guilty of murder in the first degree.” “I thought, ‘Justice…
Read Full Article December 15, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
UPDATE: A Brown County jury Thursday morning found John Michael Dean of Mount Sterling guilty of murder in the first degree in the June 2019 death of Rebecca Niewohner. Full story to follow. QUINCY — The prosecution says John Michael Dean put a gun to the head of his girlfriend, Rebecca L. Niewohner, on June…
Read Full Article November 5, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Jury selection in the first-degree murder trial of a Mount Sterling man is scheduled to begin Dec. 6. However, plenty of work remains to be done before the trial begins. John M. Dean, 42, of Mount Sterling, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the June 14, 2019…
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