Victor Weems
QUINCY — Adams County Circuit Judge Tad Brenner has accepted a plea deal between the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office and a Quincy man charged with first-degree murder. Victor A. Weems III, 20, and his attorney, Matt Wayman with the Hammer Law Firm in St. Louis, and First Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler appeared before…
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QUINCY — The trial for a Quincy man facing a charge of first-degree murder remains on the December jury docket. Victor A. Weems III, 20, appeared Tuesday morning for a status hearing in Adams County Circuit Court before Circuit Judge Tad Brenner. He was represented by Matt Wayman with the Hammer Law Firm in St. Louis.…
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QUINCY — Trial dates for a Quincy man facing first-degree murder and home invasion charges were set Tuesday morning. Victor A. Weems III, 20, appeared twice in Adams County Circuit Court before Judge Tad Brenner. Matt Wayman with the Hammer Law Firm in St. Louis represented Weems first on the first-degree murder charge. Public Defender John Citro…
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QUINCY — A plea deal for a Quincy man facing first-degree murder charges may be imminent. Victor A. Weems III, 20, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning before Judge Tad Brenner. Matt Wayman with the Hammer Law Firm in St. Louis was there to represent Weems on the first-degree murder charge. Chief Public Defender…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing first-degree murder charges pled not guilty Tuesday morning. Victor Weems, 20, was arraigned in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning before Judge Tad Brenner. Matt Wayman with the Hammer Law Firm in St. Louis was there to represent Weems on the first-degree murder charge. When Brenner asked if he would…
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QUINCY — A grand jury on Thursday will review the case of a Quincy man facing first-degree murder charges, and his arraignment is scheduled for next week. Victor Weems, 19, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning before Judge Tad Brenner. Matt Wayman with the Hammer Law Firm in St. Louis told Brenner he was…
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QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, says his staff is discouraged that a Quincy man wanted for first-degree murder has not yet been found. The Quincy Police Department continues to investigate the whereabouts of Victor A. Weems III, 19, who is wanted for first-degree murder related to the shooting death of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, says the man sought for the shooting death of a Quincy woman has fled the city. Dana Lawton, 47, was shot on the night of May 25 while sitting on a porch in the 1100 block of Jefferson. She was taken to Blessing Hospital and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The woman involved in last week’s shooting in the 1100 block of Jefferson has died. Dana A. Lawton-Marshall, 47, was sitting on the front porch of a home in the 1100 block of Jefferson with another person. The investigation so far has determined that Lawton-Marshall played no part in this disturbance and was…
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QUINCY — A Quincy teenager is wanted by the Quincy Police Department in connection to a shooting incident Wednesday night on Jefferson Street between 11th and 12th Streets. The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office obtained an arrest warrant on Thursday for Victor A. Weems III, 19, for aggravated discharge of a firearm. Weems is considered armed and…
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