A judge denied pre-trial release for a man accused of fatally shooting his two brothers before setting his deceased mother’s Highland Park home ablaze and fleeing the state. Jeffrey Austwick, 54, of Highland Park, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Austwick made his first Lake County court appearance Tuesday morning on the charges, […]
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Highland Park man shot one brother 9 times, shot second brother 4 times, during confrontation at Highland Park house, prosecutors say
A Highland Park man shot one brother nine times and a second brother four times before setting the home he was living in ablaze and fleeing to St. Louis, Lake County prosecutors said in court Tuesday. Jeffrey Austwick, 54, of the 1700 block of Park Avenue West in Highland Park, made his first Lake County […]
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Highland Park murder suspect waives extradition, scheduled to return to Lake County
A man charged with killing his brothers outside of a Highland Park home earlier this month is due to return to Lake County within the next seven days after waiving extradition in St. Louis, authorities said. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said Lake County authorities are working with police in St. […]
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No bond set in St. Louis for man wanted for Highland Park double murder, extradition hearing scheduled for Tuesday
A man charged with allegedly gunning down his brothers outside of a Highland Park home is scheduled to appear in a St. Louis courtroom today to determine whether he willingly will waive extradition to face murder charges in Illinois, court records show. Jeffrey Austwick, 54, of the 1700 block of Park Avenue West in Highland […]
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Photo of Highland Park murder suspect released on St. Louis Metropolitan Police social media
Though his face is partially obscured and half his body is hidden, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department released a grainy picture of a man believed to be Jeffrey Austwick as he’s taken into custody Saturday for allegedly gunning down his two brothers in Highland Park. On their Facebook page, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police […]
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Police identify man who allegedly fatally shot his 2 brothers and then set house on fire in Highland Park
Police have identified the man who allegedly shot both of his brothers to death and then set a house on fire in Highland Park before fleeing the scene earlier this week. Jeffrey S. Austwick, 54, of the 1700 block of Park Avenue West in Highland Park, was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri after police issued […]