IL - Joliet, Female body near Cemetery, Nov 2018 - Danica Ford *Arrest*

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Thursday, August 15th:
*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 10am ET) - IL – Danica Shernay Ford (22) (found in a shallow grave by hunter in a wooded area along West Jefferson Street near Woodland Memorial Park II on Nov. 12, 2018, Joliet; Id’d Nov. 20, 2018) – *Deiontae Shawnrico McMillian (24/now 30) (BF) charged & indicated (2/13/19) & arraigned (12/18/19) with 2 counts of 1st degree intentional murder & 1 count of 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. And indicted (11/21/18), arrested (11/22/18) & arraigned (12/18/18) in Fayetteville, N.C. (was extradited to Illinois) also charged (11/12/18) with concealing a homicide. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Will County
Trial began on 8/5/24 with jury selection. 12 Jurors & 2 alternates chosen on 8/5/24. Trial began on 8/6/24.
Prosecutors Erin M. Krone & Mark Fleszewski & Amanda Tasker. McMillian pro Se (representing himself) with public defenders Eric Burg, Nicole Watson Philp & Anthony Purrazzo as stand-by counsels.
Court info from 1/13/20 thru 7/31/24 & Jury Selection Day 1 (8/5/24) & Trial Day 1-6 (8/6-13/24) reference post #260 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ry-nov-2018-danica-ford-arrest.399785/page-13
8/14/24 Wednesday, Trial Day 7: No info available yet. Trial continues on Thursday, 8/15/24.

 

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Can not believe I am finding NOTHING on this case when I search.... most recent one coming up for me is Jan. 10, 2024.


Friday, August 16th:
*Trial continues (Day 9) (@ 10am ET) - IL – Danica Shernay Ford (22) (found in a shallow grave by hunter in a wooded area along West Jefferson Street near Woodland Memorial Park II on Nov. 12, 2018, Joliet; Id’d Nov. 20, 2018) – *Deiontae Shawnrico McMillian (24/now 30) (BF) charged & indicated (2/13/19) & arraigned (12/18/19) with 2 counts of 1st degree intentional murder & 1 count of 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. And indicted (11/21/18), arrested (11/22/18) & arraigned (12/18/18) in Fayetteville, N.C. (was extradited to Illinois) also charged (11/12/18) with concealing a homicide. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Will County
Trial began on 8/5/24 with jury selection. 12 Jurors & 2 alternates chosen on 8/5/24. Trial began on 8/6/24.
Prosecutors Erin M. Krone & Mark Fleszewski & Amanda Tasker. McMillian pro Se (representing himself) with public defenders Eric Burg, Nicole Watson Philp & Anthony Purrazzo as stand-by counsels.
Court info from 1/13/20 thru 7/31/24 & Jury Selection Day 1 (8/5/24) & Trial Day 1-6 (8/6-13/24) reference post #260 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ry-nov-2018-danica-ford-arrest.399785/page-13
8/14/24 Wednesday, Trial Day 7: No info available yet. Trial continues on Thursday, 8/15/24.
8/15/24 Thursday, Trial Day 8: No info available yet. Trial continues on Friday, 8/16/24.

 

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YES!! Finally Justice for Danica - 6 long years have ended...

Murderer Hides Body In Joliet, Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts

An off-duty Joliet police officer who was out hunting came across Danica Ford's body in November 2018.

patch.com

Aug. 16, 2024
JOLIET — A two-week-long jury trial ended this week with the Will County State's Attorney's Office and the Will County Sheriff's Office winning the successful prosecution of Danica Ford's killer: Deiontae McMillian of North Carolina.
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McMillian faces for a mandatory prison sentence of 20 to 60 years, to be served at 100 percent.

"Yesterday, the Will County Sheriff’s Office was pleased to learn that Deiontae S. McMillian was found guilty by a jury of his peers for the murder of Danica Ford which occurred in November of 2018," Will County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Dan Jungles told Joliet Patch. "In October 2019, members of the Will County Sheriff’s Office were awarded the 'Award of Excellence' at the Illinois Homicide Investigator’s Association Conference for work done regarding this case.
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According to a press release issued Friday night by Lisa Las for the Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow sentencing and post-trial motions are scheduled for October 21.


Article has a lot of back info on the case.