PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria County grand jury has handed down murder charges in connection with a West Peoria double-homicide late last month.
(1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
The grand jury Tuesday filed six counts of First-Degree Murder against Rickey Payne, 34, — three counts for the death of his 32-year-old wife Quardreka, and three for the death of Quadreka’s eight-year-old son, Cael Thornton.
Peoria County Sheriffs Deputies were called to a home near North Cedar Avenue and West Manor Parkway September 29th.
Payne allegedly shot and killed his wife, and then, according to a judge at a bond hearing, allegedly shot and killed Thornton for, “being in the way.”
Payne remains jailed on $5 million bond, and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning.
