John Wooleyhan

Quincy man facing burglary charges agrees to 15-year sentence as part of plea, then changes mind

September 7, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — A Quincy man scheduled to accept to a plea agreement Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court changed his mind. Zachary Laffey, 28, appeared before Judge John Wooleyhan with public defender Vanessa Pratt. Todd Eyler, Adams County assistant state’s attorney, told Wooleyhan an agreement had been reached for Laffey to plead guilty to…

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'Humiliating and embarrassing': Adams County assistant state's attorney fired after just four months on job

August 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — An assistant state’s attorney for Adams County was let go last week after working for just four months, and the verdicts in three parental rights cases he tried in juvenile court this summer were vacated because he was not licensed to practice law in Illinois. Pruitt Holcombe, who came to Quincy in April…

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