Case No. 08-CF-106

CASE SYNOPSIS:  DeGouse is currently being sought on a $1 million dollar arrest warrant for the 2006 shooting death of Wesley Dorough.  On October 5, 2006, Dorough was found in an alley in the 700 block of S. Western Avenue.  He had been shot multiple times. Dorough was taken to an area hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries.

On January 29, 2007, a Peoria County Grand Jury found that there was enough evidence to charge DeGouse with murder. Read the Grand Jury Indictment.

Schedule of Events:

• 01/29/08 Case Assigned to Judge

• 01/29/08 Indictment Warrant Issued ($1,000,000.00)

Victim:

Wesley Dorough, 39

Peoria County Courthouse, 324 Main Street, Courtroom 221, Peoria, the Honorable Michael E. Brandt presiding.   

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