Granite City man convicted in Hammond man's 2021 murder
Blayton Cota, 21, faces 20 to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 29 by Judge Dana Rhoades.
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Blayton Cota, 21, faces 20 to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 29 by Judge Dana Rhoades.
Trial begins for second suspect in 2021 Hammond murder
MONTICELLO – A Springfield man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a Hammond man during a burglary gone wrong.
Jerome Schmidt, 19, was 17-years-old at the time of Michael Brown's January 2021 murder in Hammond His sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 23.
Jerome Schmidt of Springfield was convicted of first-degree murder.