Champaign man sells cocaine to police informant, faces drug charges

A 36-year-old man was arrested and charged with distributing crack cocaine to to police informants. The man allegedly sold the informants the illegal substance on four separate occasions. The man sold upwards of a gram to the informants three separate times, and under a gram the last time. One of the drug deals took place...

Criminal Defense

September 6th, 2012

University of Illinois student charged with sexual assault

A 21-year-old University of Illinois student with disabilities has been charged with the sexual assault of another student. The alleged incident took place after a night of drinking at a bar in Champaign close to the university. The disabled student, his caretaker, and a female student with disabilities all returned to the student’s house after...

Theft and Fraud

August 2nd, 2012

Jury finds Champaign man not guilty of burglary

A 21-year-old Champaign man has been acquitted of burglary charges in connection to a home burglary that took place last fall in the area. The jury in his case deliberated for approximately an hour before returning with their verdict. The trial began on Tuesday, and the verdict was read yesterday in a Champaign courtroom. The...

Criminal Defense

July 9th, 2012

Illinois man freed after murder conviction is dropped

After 32 years in a high-security prison, an Illinois man has been released after DNA evidence proved he was not responsible for a murder in 1980. The man was charged and convicted of the rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl when he was a teenager. DNA testing was not available at the time of...

Criminal Defense

June 25th, 2012

Guilty plea entered by Champaign man in regards to sexual assault

A 22-year-old Champaign man has plead guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault, and one count of home invasion. Both of these crimes are considered to be Class X felonies. On August 25, the man allegedly entered the apartment of a pregnant woman in his complex by breaking through her second story balcony door. He apprehended...

Sex Crimes Defense

June 20th, 2012

Champaign jury convicts former football player of sexual assault

A former running back for the University of Illinois has been convicted of sexual assault by a Champaign jury and faces up to 90 years behind bars. Steven Feagin played for the fighting Illini between 1989 and 1992, and has been linked to several sexual attacks that occurred in the area. Feagin, who was living...

Theft and Fraud

June 13th, 2012

Chicago man linked to Urbana burglaries through fingerprints

A 19-year-old Chicago man has been linked through his fingerprints to three different burglaries that occurred in April in the Urbana area. Fingerprints were found at the scene of two break-in locations, and police used those prints to find the alleged burglar. The man was arrested, and now faces three separate counts of residential burglary....

Drug Crime Defense

June 6th, 2012

Man charged with drug possession in Urbana while out on bond

On May 5, a 38-year-old Urbana man was arrested after he was found in a vehicle with a substantial amount of heroin and cash on him. He was taken to jail and released on bond. He arrived in court for that charge last Tuesday, and his hearing was extended to July 24. The man was...

Gun Crimes

May 30th, 2012

Urbana teen charged with unlawful use of weapon

Early Monday morning, an Urbana teen was found near Campustown with a gunshot wound to the back of one of his legs. Police arrived on the scene around 1:30 a.m., where they located the teenager walking around with a bullet in his thigh. The teenager initially told the police that he was shot from behind...

Criminal Defense

May 22nd, 2012

Homeless man receives 30 year sentence in Champaign

A 22-year-old homeless Champaign man was sentenced to 30 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The man was sentenced on Monday by a judge in central Illinois. Police accused the homeless man of molesting two young girls under the age of 13. The young man was...

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