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Drew Peterson charged with plotting to murder state’s attorney

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Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy R. Walker today filed a two-count criminal information against Drew Peterson, 61, an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center, charging him with one count of solicitation of murder for hire and one count of solicitation of murder, both Class X felonies.

The charges 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 defendant made an initial appearance on the charges today at the Randolph County Courthouse. A preliminary hearing is set for March 3 at 10 a.m.

The case will be jointly prosecuted by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Randolph County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The public is reminded that these are merely charges and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Cue the national media firestorm in three… two…

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:36 am

Comments

He is the poster child for bringing back the death penalty in Illinois.

Comment by Very Fed Up Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:38 am
Why don’t we just give him his own reality show, and let him pay for his incarceration.

Comment by walker Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:41 am
This guy is in real trouble now.

Comment by William j Kelly Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:43 am
That is one scary, sick man. He is where he belongs for sure. If convicted, he will add more time to his stay in prison.

Comment by Nearly Normal Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:53 am
Crazy, and apparently not the sharpest tack in the box, either.

Comment by Archiesmom Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:54 am
Is it unusual for the Illinois Attorney General’s office to try criminal cases? I don’t remember similar instances of the IL AG’s office involved in criminal cases. For example in the past when AG’s have been accused of failing to prosecute Illinois political corruption they have said that criminal prosecutions are handled by either the locals or the feds.

Comment by The Captain Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:56 am
Does this mean there will be a sequel to the TV movie where Rob Lowe portrayed Drew Peterson?

Comment by Aldyth Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 11:57 am
And yet drew will probably get more marriage proposals this week than he did last week!

Comment by William j Kelly Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:01 pm
He gets media attention, plus out of stir for court appearances.

If he gets to trial, he’ll be out for hours for days on end, get some different chow, and, again, more media attention.

What else does be have to do?

Comment by Wordslinger Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:04 pm
This Drew guy is really a character isn’t he. Thank God for penitentiaries.

Comment by Charles Manson Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:08 pm
===a sequel to the TV movie where Rob Lowe portrayed Drew Peterson.===

The creepy Rob Lowe with cable instead of DirectTv would be perfect for that role. Or maybe the paranoid Rob Lowe?

Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:20 pm
Another TV movie coming out of this?

Comment by Precinct Captain Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:22 pm
==Is it unusual for the Illinois Attorney General’s office to try criminal cases?==

No, the AG’s office will often assist the local State’s Attorney, especially in some of the less populated southern Illinois counties, or actually be the lead in special circumstance cases like this one.

Comment by Rusty618 Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:22 pm
Just noticed Aldyth’s comment.

Comment by Precinct Captain Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:23 pm
This falls in the category of you couldn’t have written a screenplay like this because no one would think it was realistic.

Comment by ArchPundit Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:48 pm
==Or maybe the paranoid Rob Lowe?==

He should be his own thing.

Hi, I’m Rob Lowe, and I have Directv.

And I’m Drew Peterson Rob Lowe, and I have cable.

Comment by Todd Gak Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 12:55 pm
Change of pattern for Drew, he usually marries them first.

Comment by OurMagician Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 1:00 pm
=the AG’s office will often assist the local State’s Attorney=

But the AG has very limited authority to initiate criminal cases.

Comment by Bigtwich Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 1:03 pm
=And I’m Drew Peterson Rob Lowe, and I have cable. =

More like, “And I’m Drew Peterson Rob Lowe and I have *a* cable. That I plan to wrap around the neck of my NEXT wife.”

Comment by ??? Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 1:22 pm
Send him to Gitmo for incarceration and tell the “folks” there he’s the chief cartoonist for Charlie Hebdo…Sorry, I think he’s a monster..

Comment by Mouthy Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 1:25 pm
==“And I’m Drew Peterson Rob Lowe and I have *a* cable.==

Leave it at this. That’s beautiful.

Comment by Todd Gak Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 1:26 pm
What an amazing combination of hubris and ineptitude this man displays. His legacy should be a new descriptor for a personality disorder that encapsulates the extremity of his sociopathy…

Comment by Disturbed Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 1:28 pm
‘But the AG has very limited authority to initiate criminal cases.=

Lisa Madigan explained that Randolph County State’s Attorney requested assistance from the AG’s office. Also that Will County SA can’t handle the case (for obvious reasons).

Comment by ToddAF Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 1:39 pm
Trying to show he is crazy? We already knew he was unbalanced but…the icing on the cake.

Comment by Belle Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 2:14 pm
Shoulda called Saul.

Comment by B-non Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 3:02 pm
The guy who cuts his hair is overpaid

Comment by LizPhairTax Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 3:24 pm
between this new case and the two guys who were just convicted of killing a police officer and wounding his father, remind me again why we don’t have the death penalty?

Comment by Amalia Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 4:12 pm
This is good for the sunglasses industry, but only if he brings back his
“dream” team that lost a case that probably could have been won with lawyers who kept their eye on the ball instead of the spotlights.

Comment by orzo Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 4:18 pm
What a whack job! I can’t wait to hear more of the details around the the plot ….

Comment by Mr. Big Trouble Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 4:47 pm
–remind me again why we don’t have the death penalty–

It was all those dudes who were arrested, tried, convicted, sentenced to death and then later, DNA evidence proved they couldn’t have done it.

It was in all the papers, Amalia.

There’s your reminder.

You’re welcome!

Comment by Wordslinger Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 9:16 pm
I wonder what he’s going to do next in his tricky situation

Comment by Tim Monday, Feb 9, 15 @ 10:37 pm