The Knox County Sheriff's Office officially confirmed Tuesday that the body found in a Maquon storage shed last October was 71-year-old Richard R. Young of Maquon. Young's remains were found in a Maquon storage shed on Oct. 7, 2022. While authorities had strong reason to suspect the remains were Young, regular methods of DNA testing were challenging because of the decomposed nature of the body. Marcy Oglesby of Maquon is currently on trial for concealing Young's death after the two were in a domestic relationship for several years according to police court testimony. Oglesby had murder and more serious charges dismissed by a judge on Mar. 16 due to the State's Attorney not filing charges in a timely manner to comply with Illinois law. Police also testified that Richard Young is the former Maquon Chief of Police.
Murder charges levied against a woman in the case of human remains being found in a Maquon storage locker were dismissed by a judge in Knox County Court Thursday. 50-year-old Marcy Oglesby had charges of murder, aggravated battery, and concealment of a homicidal death dismissed by Judge Andrew Doyle during a hearing. This leaves Oglesby facing less serious charges of concealing the death of a person, forgery and not having a valid FOID card. Knox County State's Attorney Jeremy Karlin tells WGIL his office "respectfully disagrees with Judge Doyle's interpretation of Illinois law and his decision." Karlin says he intends to file an immediate appeal of his ruling to the Fourth District Appellate Court in Springfield. Public Defender David Hansen, who represents Oglesby along with Chris Kanthak says the issue is the state violated Oglesby's constitutional right to a speedy trial and filed new charges after the 120-day limit allowed by Illinois. Hansen says the most
50-year-old Marcy Lyn Oglesby of Maquon pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to amended charges in Knox County Court that now accuse her of murder. Authorities have identified the man found in a Maquon storage unit as Richard Young, the former Maquon Chief of Police. However, no DNA test has come back conclusive because of the decomposed nature of the body. Detective Jeremy Moore with Knox County Sheriff's Department testified for the state Wednesday. Moore testified that Oglesby accompanied deputies to the storage unit after reports of a foul odor on Oct. 7, 2022. Oglesby explained the smell away as "wet clothing" or a "dead animal." She then voluntarily opened a large box in the unit at the officers' direction but then paused and asked to speak with a deputy she's personally familiar with. She told that deputy there was a body in the box but wasn't sure who. Oglesby also told him that she thought it was wrapped in enough plastic to hide the smell. D