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November 8, 2024 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
Read what each attorney said in the closing arguments of the Austin Rodhouse case. PITTSFIELD — The eight-woman, four-man jury found Austin Rodhouse guilty of all 19 charges late Friday afternoon after more than four hours of deliberations. As each of the 19 domestic violence and sex-related felonies were read aloud by Pike County Circuit…
Read Full Article November 8, 2024 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
PITTSFIELD — “Never try to play a game I created as a kid and expect me to lose as an adult.” Pike County Assistant State’s Attorney Leecia Carnes repeatedly returned to a single text message sent by Austin Rodhouse throughout her closing argument given Friday morning on the ninth and presumably final day of his…
Read Full Article Calhoun County judge to assist with criminal court docket in Adams County following Adrian dismissal
February 27, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chief Judge Frank McCartney has a tentative resolution as to how Robert Adrian will be replaced in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. He hopes to have answers soon as to how Adrian’s position will be filled in the future. Judge Charles H.W. Burch of Hardin, who has been handling the docket in Calhoun County,…
Read Full Article 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…
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