By Brett Rowland SYCAMORE – A Kingston man accused of raping two girls at a party on his 18th birthday has hired an additional lawyer who has experience in high-profile criminal cases. Brenton W. Cleveland, 18, of the 34700 block of Glidden Road, Kingston, was charged with unlawful restraint, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and criminal […]
Limited convictions in parking lot fight
Defendants acquitted of batteryVictoria A.F. Camron St. Charles – Three men were acquitted Tuesday of the most serious charges in a parking-lot fight that left an Aurora man permanently injured. Benjamin, 26, of Batavia, was convicted of felony criminal damage to property for kicking the side of a car, denting a door and breaking a […]
Man Gets Life For Triple Murder
Christy Gutowski A former Cicero man was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole after he admitted committing a triple drug-related slaying in Willowbrook that a police officer witnessed. Prosecutors agreed to drop a possible death sentence against Hector Leon Moya in exchange for his guilty plea for the murders. Moya, 34, also provided […]
Man pleads guilty to 1981 Aurora murder
Matt HanleyMore than three decades after Cheryl Lynn Hall was slain in her Aurora home, a 50-year-old Metra conductor pleaded guilty to killing her. Larry Galloway pleaded guilty Monday morning in Kane County Court to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Under 1981 guidelines, he will be required to serve at […]
Man pleads innocent to Mooseheart sex charges
ST. CHARLES – A 29-year-old family teacher pleaded innocent Friday to charges that he sexually abused young boys at Mooseheart. Jonathan Scott is accused of fondling or performing sex acts on seven boys ages 6 to 12 at the school between North Aurora and Batavia over the past 16 months. He faces two counts of […]
New biking law is born from tragedy
By Andrew Maloney Law Bulletin staff writer SPRINGFIELD — State laws for Illinois drivers already say bicyclists have the same rights and duties as people in automobiles. But a death and a tossed traffic ticket have led to further clarity that bikes and cars are treated as equals under the state’s rules of the road. […]
No prison time for cop impersonator
Victoria A.F. Camron ST. CHARLES – An Aurora man charged with repeatedly posing as a police officer and taking people’s money in 1999 pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felonies, but won’t go to prison for his crimes. Dressed in a blue shirt and tie, Ronald Lye, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful use […]
No Prison Time For Geneva Sisters Sentenced in Moms Death
Josh Stockinger Two Geneva sisters convicted of neglecting their elderly mother in the final weeks of her life were spared prison time Friday. Kane County Judge Allen M. Anderson sentenced Jill Barry, 55, and Julie Barry, 48, each to 24 months of conditional discharge, 150 hours of community service and a $750 fine. The sisters, […]
Officer in DUI Case Wins a Ruling
Hal DardickThere was no probable cause to arrest Aurora Police Officer Ronald E. Hinterlong on drunken driving charges, a Kane county circuit Court judge decided this week. Judge James C. Hallock made the determination during a civil hearing Tuesday on whether Hinterlong should get back his driver’s license, which was suspended after his April 28 […]
Pavlak not guilty in Nuyen attack
Defendant, two others still face charges in Henry attackChristopher Petersen Elburn resident Jason Pavlak was acquitted of beating Jonathan Nuyen in a 2001 bar fight, but still faces charges involving the victim’s friend. Pavlak, 24, was charged with battery and mob action along with Matthew Richardson, 24, of Elburn, and Benjamin, 26, of Batavia. The […]
Pode pleads to lesser charge avoids arson trial
Bob Morrow Ottawa – During an unscheduled court appearance Friday, aggravated arson defendant Sandra Pode pleaded guilty to lesser charges and received a three-year prison sentence and four years probation Pode, 34, of Utica pleaded guilty in LaSalle County Circuit Court to one count of criminal damage to property in exchange for the three-year sentence, […]
Preachers Sex Trial Likely to Last Months
Brian Shields AURORA – What is known about the sex abuse case of Aurora minister Paul Goodman is that he’s been charged, he’s on trial, and the alleged victims recanted a couple of months after the accusations surfaced. What will not be known until late July is how Kane County Judge Donald Hudson will rule […]