A man has been found fit to stand trial after he allegedly became enraged over a job application and tried to murder a clerk, leaving her severely injured, before trying to blow up the gas station in Woodstock. Austin Silverman, 29, of Woodstock, was charged in December with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery in a […]
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‘She is incredibly strong’: Severely injured gas station clerk ‘has long road ahead’ after suspect tried murdering her in Woodstock
A severely injured female gas station clerk is recovering and will undergo surgery but has a “long road ahead” after authorities say a man enraged over a job application tried to murder her in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. on December 31 to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood Drive, […]
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‘Our community was shaken’: Woodstock mayor responds to attempted murder of gas station clerk, arson fire at Walmart
The mayor said the community has been “shaken” by two separate “heinous” acts on the same day in Woodstock involving an arson fire at the Walmart and a man who tried to murder a gas station clerk. Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner said in a statement Saturday that the community was “shaken by two heinous criminal […]
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Prosecutors say man enraged over job application tried to murder female clerk, blow up gas station in Woodstock
A judge denied pre-trial release to a suspect who prosecutors say was enraged over a job application and tried to murder a female clerk, leaving her severely injured, and tried to blow up the gas station in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. Wednesday to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood […]