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An Athens man has died of the gunshot wound he suffered during an altercation with a neighbor.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says 42-year-old Corey Markey died Thursday morning at Memorial Medical Center, one week after authorities say he was shot as part of an ongoing dispute.
69-year-old Randy Wasilewski was taken into custody shortly after that incident in the 300 block of South Adams Street in Athens. He was initially booked on attempted murder charges and held on $2 million bond, but prosecutors say they will now seek charges of first-degree murder in the case.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Authorities say a central Illinois jail inmate has died after correctional officers shocked him with Tasers when he resisted health checks and attempts to handcuff him.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says 39-year-old Jaimeson Daniel Cody of Divernon died after the incident early Wednesday at the county Jail in Springfield. The cause of death is pending following an autopsy.
The State Journal-Register reports an officer was conducting a cell check around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday when he observed what appeared to be blood on Cody’s jail togs. Sheriff Jack Campbell says Cody resisted attempts for officers and medical staff to check him and handcuff him.
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