Waukegan police arrested the parents of a 10-year-old girl who thought she was possessed by a demon and forced the girl to live in a locked basement in deplorable conditions. Randy Swopes, 48, and Katherine Swopes, 49, both of Waukegan, were charged with child endangerment and unlawful restraint after being arrested Tuesday. Waukegan Police Chief […]
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Round Lake Beach mother charged with murdering 6-year-old son pleads not guilty
The Round Lake Beach mother who allegedly beat her 6-year-old child, leading to his death, and then took his body on the train to Chicago in July has pleaded not guilty, the Lake County News Sun reported. Jamie L. Jones, 29, of the 1800 block of Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake beach, was arrested […]
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Prosecutors: Round Lake Beach mother took 6-year-old son’s dead body on train to Chicago
More details have been released in the case of a Round Lake Beach mother who allegedly beat her 6-year-old child, leading to his death, and then took his body on the train to Chicago in July. Jamie L. Jones, 29, of the 1800 block of Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake beach, was arrested and […]
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Mother charged with murdering 6-year-old son in Round Lake Beach
On Monday, police announced charges against a Round Lake Beach mother who allegedly murdered her 6-year-old child in July. Jamie L. Jones, 29, of the 1800 block of Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake beach, was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death in connection with […]