A judge denied a woman’s request to have her 55-year sentence vacated after she pleaded guilty to stabbing an elderly couple to death in Algonquin and then claimed she was coerced into the plea. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a […]
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Woman sentenced to 55 years in prison for double murder of elderly couple in Algonquin seeks to have sentence vacated
A woman sentenced to 55 years in prison for stabbing an elderly couple to death in Algonquin is asking for her sentence to be vacated after claiming she was coerced into the plea deal. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a […]
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Woman sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering elderly couple in Algonquin
A judge on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 55 years in prison after she pleaded guilty but mentally ill to stabbing an elderly couple to death inside their house in Algonquin. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a victim older than […]
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Woman faces up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering elderly couple in Algonquin
A woman faces up to 60 years in prison after she pleaded guilty but mentally ill to stabbing an elderly couple to death inside their house in Algonquin. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a victim older than 60, domestic battery […]
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Man who allegedly sexually assaulted child inside funeral home in Waukegan deemed fit to stand trial
After undergoing treatment, a man has been deemed fit to stand trial on allegations that he sexually assaulted a child in a funeral home in Waukegan. Jeremy L. Mitchell, 32, who is homeless from Waukegan, was charged with criminal sexual assault, attempted criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery, unlawful restraint and criminal sexual abuse. A criminal […]
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Illinois sheriffs sue Gov. Pritzker administration over continued delay of treatment for mentally ill inmates
(The Center Square) – Sheriffs across Illinois are suing the Pritzker administration’s Department of Human Services over the state’s continued delays in transferring jail inmates for treatment after they are deemed unfit to stand trial. The estimated extra taxpayer cost to the counties is nearly $1.5 million. The problem has been happening since before the […]
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Man who allegedly sexually assaulted child inside funeral home in Waukegan deemed unfit to stand trial
A homeless man charged with sexually assaulting a child in a funeral home in Waukegan has been deemed unfit to stand trial, court records show. Jeremy L. Mitchell, 31, who is homeless from Waukegan, was charged with criminal sexual assault, attempted criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery, unlawful restraint and criminal sexual abuse. A criminal complaint […]
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Woman charged in Woodstock child abduction ruled mentally unfit for trial
A Pennsylvania woman charged with luring a boy into her car in Woodstock and fleeing the state with him last year has been ruled mentally unfit for trial. Lilandra L. Redman, 21, of the 600 block of Reno Street in Rochester, Pennsylvania, was charged in August 2020, with one count of child abduction, a Class […]
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Woman ruled mentally unfit for trial in double murder case of elderly couple in Algonquin
A woman who allegedly stabbed an elderly couple to death inside their Algonquin home last year has been ruled mentally unfit for trial. Arin M. Fox, 40, of the 600 block of Red Coach Lane in Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a victim older than […]