Accomplice charged in Joliet, Illinois, murder spree that left 8 dead
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) -- A man has been arrested in connection with a string of eight murders in Joliet, Illinois, in January of this year, the Will County Sheriff's Office says.
Officials say Jon W. Hansen, 24, of Shorewood, is charged with three counts of murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm.
During a Jan. 27 interview, officials say Hansen admitted to being with suspected shooter Romeo Nance during the two Joliet-area shootings of Mario Guerrero and Toyosi Bakare in the Jan. 21 spree. Nance, 23, later fled to Texas and took his own life during a pursuit.
Officials say Hansen told detectives that Nance gave him the gun used to shoot one of the victims, and he threw it in the DuPage River near his home.
Hansen refused to give any more information, but detectives say they were able to find a loaded black Springfield Armory XDS pistol on Feb. 5 during a search in the DuPage River near Westshore Drive and Picnic Street in Shorewood, Illinois.
He was taken into custody Friday on a no-bond warrant and is awaiting his first court appearance.
Hansen is the second person charged in the spree. Nance's girlfriend, Kyleigh Cleveland, 21, was also charged in January with obstructing the investigation into a killing spree. Detectives said she lied to authorities to keep them from finding Nance by claiming she didn't have his phone number. At last check, she was released from custody and placed on home confinement.