They got him on tape
Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* From a press release…
Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy R. Walker and Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that defendant Drew Peterson waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered a plea of not guilty in the state’s case charging him with one count of solicitation of murder for hire and one count of solicitation of murder.
Peterson, 61, an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered the plea before Randolph County Circuit Judge Richard A. Brown.
The charges, both Class X felonies, allege that between September 2013 and December 2014, the defendant solicited an individual to carry out a murder-for-hire plot against Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow. The case is being jointly prosecuted by the Randolph County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.
Also today, the state filed a required notice disclosing the case involved the use of a court-ordered eavesdropping device on two occasions – from Oct. 24 to Nov. 23, 2014 and from Nov. 23 to Dec. 22, 2014.
- A guy - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 11:54 am:
Uh oh.
- Nearly Normal - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 12:05 pm:
Drew had too much time on his hands. And, not enough brains to realize he could be recorded.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 12:13 pm:
This may be the one instance where Mr. Peterson doesn’t like to hear himself talk.
- Wordslinger - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 12:24 pm:
On the bright side, the new cases get him out of stir every once in a while to go to court.
Put on nice clothes, ride the streets in a vehicle, see some different people, get some different chow…..
Only way he’s ever getting out except in a box.
- exbricklayer - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 12:25 pm:
I didn’t do it. Oh, you have a tape… I didn’t mean it.
- Down Here - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 12:26 pm:
Peterson continues to screw up. The local prosecutor Jeremy Walker is a very good and experienced trial lawyer. This should be fun to watch.
- VanillaMan - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 12:51 pm:
Doesn’t sound like prison is turning Drew into a model citizen. He might need another 60 years behind bars.
- Transplant - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 1:13 pm:
Maybe there’s reason behind his madness. He’ll likely die behind bars and today Drew Peterson is the only Menard inmate moving around,as the facility was placed on full lockdown, yesterday.
- Former Merit Comp Slave - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 2:27 pm:
His arrogance never ceases to amaze
- Arizona Bob - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 2:54 pm:
Must be going for an “insanity” defense. Someone ought to tell there is no “STUPIDITY” defense!
- Illinois fan - Tuesday, Mar 3, 15 @ 2:57 pm:
Wow, ten foot tall and bullet proof
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 4, 15 @ 12:33 pm:
I am from the R County probably the biggest case in years there.