McDonough County State’s Attorney
January 28, 2025 | By Muddy River News
MACOMB, Ill. – A Bushnell teen will spend 30 years in prison for killing his father in 2023. In a sentencing Tuesday afternoon in McDonough County Circuit Court, Davin Purden, 19, received a 30-year sentence from Judge Nigel Graham. Davin Purden was one of two teenagers charged in the June 2023 shooting death of Davin’s…
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