For the moment, Billy Curl’s guilty plea remains in place.Curl tried to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller Monday, but his request was denied. Curl’s attorney, Daniel Transier, said his client plans...
Right to trial by jury may be a fundamental right under the Constitution, but choosing between a jury trial or a bench trail can make the difference between guilty or not guilty.Many factors play into the decision to choose a jury trial or a bench trial,...
Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert denied a bond reduction motion Monday for one of the men charged in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting in the Village Commons Bookstore parking lot. The attorney for Luther Teagues, 18, requested bond be reduced to $100,000...
Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert denied a bond reduction motion Monday for one of the men charged in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting in the Village Commons Bookstore parking lot.The attorney for Luther Teagues, 18, requested bond be reduced to $100,000...
A man charged in a 2005 home invasion that left one man dead and another wounded was found guilty of murder Wednesday night.Kirk B. Swaggerty, 41, was found guilty of murder, home invasion and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Stephanie Klein,...
The man accused of groping a student at an NIU residence hall in Feb. 2010 was sentenced Wednesday to two months in jail.Lemuel Miller, 26, of Chicago was charged with criminal sexual abuse and battery, as well as unlawful restraint.Stephanie Klein, DeKalb...
DeKALB | A DeKalb man has been charged with breaking into two vehicles in the 1000 block of Spiros Court.Jacob M. Minuth, 21, has been charged with two counts of burglary to a motor vehicle. Stephanie Klein, DeKalb County assistant state's attorney, said...
The sentencing for former NIU student Zachary Isaacman has once again been postponed. Isaacman, 23, was convicted of shooting another student, Brian Mulder, outside of Stevenson Towers last year. The hearing was expected to rule on Isaacman's motion for...
A new trial date has been set for a former NIU student charged with shooting another student on Feb. 19.The trial for Zachary Isaacman, 22, of Buffalo Grove, is expected to begin on Dec. 13. The trial was originally set to start on Oct. 4, but Assistant...
