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Monday, August 24, 2026 at 11:24 AM

McDonough County Hearings Update

Pre-trial conferences were held last month for three individuals who remain lodged in the county jail.

Morgan Bearce appeared Nov. 3 for a status hearing in which it was determined he remained detained in the McDonough County Jail.

The 24-year-old Macomb man has been charged with first-degree murder in the July 29 shooting death of 21-year-old Bryson Saddoris at 625 N. Randolph St. The case has been continued to Jan. 8. Bearce has pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial.

Keianna Miller, 38, of Macomb, appeared McDonough County Circuit Court Oct. 28 for a pre-trial hearing for aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon stemming from a June 6 clash in which she allegedly stabbed a man in a domestic incident.

Miller has pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial.

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