One of three men who was charged in the 2020 murder of a homeless man in Crystal Lake was sentenced to six years in prison after prosecutors negotiated a plea deal on Thursday. William P. Linke, 52, was charged with first-degree murder, robbery, aggravated battery, concealment of a homicidal death and mob action in March […]
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Cary man arrested after allegedly impersonating police officer in Crystal Lake
A Cary man was charged after he allegedly impersonated a police detective to employees of Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Jeremy M. Smith, 43, of the 6500 block of Dublin Drive in Cary, was charged with one count of false personation of a peace officer, a Class 4 felony. Police records show that […]
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Murder charges dropped against 1 of 3 suspects in Crystal Lake murder, armed robbery
Prosecutors dropped first-degree murder charges against one of three suspects who entered a blind plea deal in the armed robbery and murder of a man at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake last year. William P. Linke, 51, Michael M. Miller, 34, and Devin J. Peterson, 24, were all charged with first-degree murder, robbery, […]
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3 charged with murder, robbery of man at Three Oaks Recreation in Crystal Lake
Three homeless men have been charged with first-degree murder and robbery after a 51-year-old man who was found dead floating in the water at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. William P. Linke, 50, Michael M. Miller, 33, and Devin J. Peterson, 23, were all charged with first-degree murder, robbery, aggravated battery, concealment of […]