SYCAMORE – The family of a DeKalb woman accused of strangling her boyfriend in 2016 plans to hire a psychologist whose testimony will show that the woman had suffered trauma from repeated abuse, her lawyer said Wednesday. Kela M. Moss, 27, of 419 S. First St., DeKalb, was charged Nov. 14, 2016, with first-degree murder […]
Month: October 2017
Defense: Investigator may have destroyed, withheld docs in case of ex-priest accused of sex abuse
A Kane County investigator in a former Aurora priest’s sex abuse case may have destroyed some notes while withholding others, according to the former priest’s lawyer, who is seeking information about the investigator’s recent resignation from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. Alfredo Pedraza Arias, 51, is scheduled for a November trial on felony charges […]
Another Kane first: Latina attorney selected by peers as new judge
Sandra T. Parga took the official oath in early October after her peers selected her as Kane County’s newest associate judge — and first Latina on the bench in the 16th Judicial Circuit’s history — and has been all business managing the caseload at the Aurora Branch Court. Wednesday afternoon was a chance to reflect […]
Geneva man sentenced to 30 days in jail, 2 years probation in arson incidents
ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A Geneva man, who had been charged with seven felonies related to throwing Molotov cocktails at a house and a truck, was sentenced Oct. 19 to 30 days in jail and two years of probation in a plea agreement. Dominic M. Castelvecchi, 20, of the 600 block of Cheever Avenue, Geneva, pleaded guilty […]