@shotgun09 - any updates yet on Jeremiah's preliminary hearing yesterday? All searches do not bring up anything for him.
TIA!
Sorry so late! RL catches up with us fast.
I looked on the Court Clerk Site, and thisis all I could find regarding Jeremiah on 2/1/22:
2022-02-01 T020 DEF PRESENT IN CUSTODY
2022-02-01 T020 PRELIMINARY HEARING
2022-02-01 T020 MOTION OF STATE
2022-02-01 T020 OVER DEFENDANT'S OBJECTION
2022-02-01 T020 HEARING CONTINUANCE
2022-02-01 T020 REMAND
Not sure what that 'defendants objection' is all about...
Also, this was recorded:
2022-02-02 SPEEDY TRIAL DEMAND FILED
2022-02-02 APPEARANCE SUPPLEMENTAL CONFLICT FILED
I found this article today, which states that both Jeremiah and Jannie (Momma) will appear in court on Feb 7th.
State’s Attorney’s Office Formally Charges Mother and Brother for “Brutal and Heinous” Murder of Damari Perry
"(Lake County, IL) – The day after 6-year-old Damari Perry was laid to rest, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed a
19-count indictment against his mother and brother, charging both with first-degree murder in the child’s death.
"Prosecutors filed the murder charges in a way that allows them to seek natural-life sentences against Damari’s mother, Jannie Perry, 38, and brother, Jeremiah Perry, 20, for the killing.
Jannie and Jeremiah Perry were jointly indicted by a Lake County Grand Jury on eight counts of murder, and additional counts of: aggravated battery of a child, dismembering a human body, conspiracy, aggravated domestic battery, concealment of a homicidal death, endangering the life or health of a child, abuse of a corpse, and each was also charged with obstructing justice.
Jannie Perry was also indicted on one count of failure to report the death or disappearance of a child under 13 years of age.
"Prosecutors have stated that the evidence shows that Jannie and Jeremiah Perry formulated and enacted a plan to severely punish Damari through prolonged exposure in a cold shower.
The grand jury found evidence that the murder was “exceptionally brutal and heinous,” which allows prosecutors to seek natural-life sentences on the murder charges for each of the defendants. The charge of dismembering a human body arose from evidence that the family burned Damari’s remains after his death. Prosecutors indicated that they may seek up to 60 years in prison for the dismembering charge alone. "
"Jannie and Jeremiah Perry are set to appear in court on Feb. 7 to be arraigned on the charges. Chief of Felony Review Steve Scheller and Chief of Juvenile Justice Karen Levi as well as Assistant States Attorney Russell Caskey have been assigned to prosecute the case. "