Three individuals remain lodged awaiting trial recently had pre-trial hearings in McDonough County Court.
Morgan Bearce remains detained in the McDonough County Jail. The 24-year old Macomb man has been charged with first-degree murder charges 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 Dec. 16 for a pretrial 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. Another pre-trial hearing will be held in December.
