Tristian Johnson
April 1, 2024 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A Quincy man wanted for his involvement in an armed robbery, when a 16-year-old girl was killed in October 2023, was arrested Monday. Officers with the Quincy Police Department learned at 11:20 a.m. Monday, April 1, that Demarco Smith, 19, of Quincy, was at a residence in the 1400 block of Spring. When…
Read Full Article February 9, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Robbery charges for a Quincy man and a Quincy woman in connection to the October shooting death of a teenage girl were dropped Friday afternoon as they accepted the terms of a negotiated plea that should allow both of them to be free by July. Fallon M. Gillum, 21, and Tristian L. Johnson,…
Read Full Article November 29, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A man and a woman facing robbery charges in connection to the October shooting death of a teenage girl were arraigned Wednesday morning and pled not guilty. Tristian L. Johnson, 23, of Quincy and Fallon M. Gillum, 20, of Quincy were in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Robert Adrian. They appeared for…
Read Full Article November 22, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones said Mackenzie Bullard was shot in the head and killed as the result of an armed robbery during which a group of adults and juveniles allegedly conspired to steal a gun. Jones revealed that information during status hearings Tuesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court for Tristian L.…
Read Full Article November 20, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Five arrests have been made in connection with the October shooting death of a teenage girl in October. However, none of the people arrests have been charged with her death, and Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Jones is frustrated because of changes in Illinois law that prevents him from making those charges. “(Assistant State’s…
Read Full Article November 16, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Five arrests have been made in connection with the October shooting death of a teenage girl in October, but none of them are directly related to her death. Tristian L. Johnson, 23, of Quincy and Fallon M. Gillum, 20, of Quincy were arrested on warrants for conspiracy to commit armed robbery and conspiracy…
Read Full Article March 13, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — Tristian L. Johnson of Quincy was sentenced on Feb. 18 to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Judge Amy Lannerd in Adams County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to home invasion while armed with a deadly weapon. Quincy Police department Officers responded on Sept. 21, 2020, to a residence on…
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