Quincy Man Pleads Guilty to Meth, Battery Charges
A Quincy man pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Adams County Circuit Court Tuesday.
27 year old Kaytrise Fitch pleaded guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor domestic battery.
Fitch was arrested September 28th in connection with an alleged home invasion and assault in the 900 block of State Street and a second disturbance the same night in the 900 block of Hampshire.
As part of a plea deal, charges of home invasion, vehicular invasion and aggravated domestic battery were dropped.
A sentencing date has not been set.
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Quincy Man Sentenced for 2019 Murder
A Quincy man is sentenced for the shooting death of another Quincy man last year.
In Adams County Circuit Court Thursday, 52 year old Christopher Huckstep is sentenced to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in the shooting death of 26 year old Emond Morris.
Huckstep had pleaded guilty to first degree murder in June.
Huckstep is alleged to have shot Morris December 4th of 2019 during a domestic dispute at a residence in the 700 block of Cedar.
Huckstep got credit for a little over a year served in the Adams County Jail. He was also ordered to pay $5,500 restitution.
QUINCY â Though he lacked a criminal record and was active in his church and community, a Quincy man was sentenced to the maximum 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the 2019 shooting death of another Quincy man.
Christopher T. Huckstep, 52, faced between 20 and 30 years in prison when he was sentenced Thursday in Adams County Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty on June 3 to one count of first-degree murder in the Dec. 4, 2019, shooting death of 26-year-old Emond Morris of Quincy
If Huckstep were convicted at trial, he would have faced a minimum of 45 years in prison because of a 25-year firearm enhancement.