A third Lake County man has been charged in connection with a shootout in broad daylight in McHenry last year where over 50 shots were fired, court records show.
An arrest warrant was issued for Davontae L. Newkum, 26, of North Chicago, in September charging him with aggravated discharge of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon.
Two others, Deontae Wade, 27, of Zion, and Dante L. Terrell, Jr., 30, of Zion, were charged in 2021 with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Wade and Terrell have pleaded not guilty to their charges, court records show.
The three were charged in connection to a shooting that happened around 1:25 p.m. on August 29, 2021, near the intersection of Route 31 and Bull Valley Road in McHenry.
Prosecutors said Terrell was in the area on his way to a football game when another vehicle approached the intersection, the Northwest Herald reported.
Terrell, Wade, Newkum and others began shooting at each other, prosecutors and court records said, adding that the subjects involved had interacted with each other earlier at a gas station.
A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court said that Terrell fired an FN 509 9mm pistol during the incident.
He was not legally in possession of the gun as he did not have a FOID card, the complaint said.
A second criminal complaint said that Wade discharged a handgun at other vehicles during the incident. Wade is a convicted felon and not allowed to possess a firearm, the complaint said.
A third criminal complaint said Newkum discharged a firearm toward a Nissan Maxima that was occupied and possessed an AR-15-style pistol.
Newkum is a convicted felon and not allowed to possess firearms, the complaint said, adding that he possessed the gun at Prairie Ridge High School before the shooting occurred.
A nearby vehicle, sitting in traffic at the intersection, was also struck by the gunfire, McHenry Police Department Public Affairs Officer Michael Spohn said.
Spohn said no injuries were reported in the shooting, which he called “an isolated incident.”
Several witnesses at the scene reported seeing dozens of spent casings on the ground just west of the intersection.
At least 50 evidence markers were placed over the casings as police investigated the scene. Spohn confirmed that over 50 shell casings were recovered.
Investigators took Terrell into custody within a couple of hours of the shooting.
A warrant was issued for Wade two days after the shooting and a grand jury indicted him in September.
Wade was on electronic monitoring at the time for an unrelated case and was due to be discharged from his sentence.
Wade returned to the Lake County Sheriff’s Community Based Correctional Center in Waukegan on September 8, 2021, to have his electronic monitoring device removed, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.
Just before Wade arrived, correctional officers learned the man was wanted on the arrest warrant for the McHenry shooting.
When Wade arrived back at the CBCC, correctional officers attempted to take him into custody on the warrant, Covelli said.
“Wade was able to defeat their attempt to handcuff him, and he fled out of the building. A correctional officer gave chase, however, Wade was able to flee,” Covelli said.
Numerous sheriffโs deputies, sheriffโs detectives, members of the sheriffโs special investigations group, and members of the sheriffโs tactical response team attempted to locate and apprehend Wade without success.
On March 11, officers with the Lakemoor Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 11:30 p.m. on a red 2012 Chevrolet near Route 120 and Darrell Road.
The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Wade, initially provided the officer with false information about his identity.
Wade attempted to flee on foot but was taken into custody a short time later.
Newkum, who was recently charged in the case, was taken into custody late last month.
Wade remains held in the McHenry County Jail on a $750,000 bond while Terrell remains held in the McHenry County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Newkum is being held on a $50,000 bond.