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Video of the 15-year-old suspect showed him dressed in a clown
costume, Illinois State Police said.
Police in East St. Louis, Illinois, found the body of
78-year-old John W. Allen of Jennings, Missouri, in a street
Monday. Jennings is also in the St. Louis area.
Allen’s relatives told media outlets in St. Louis that he was a
Navy veteran, a retired bus driver and an active churchgoer.
They believe he was in East St. Louis to visit family members
when the attack happened.
State officers quickly identified a suspect and later arrested a
15-year-old boy at a residence, according to Illinois State
Police.
The teenager, whose name has not been released, was charged with
first-degree murder Thursday. He appeared in juvenile court
Thursday and will be detained until at least his next hearing,
said Chris Allen, a spokesperson for the St. Clair County
State’s Attorney’s Office.
A message seeking comment was left with the county public
defender's office, which represented the teen in court.
The prosecutor's office is seeking to move the case out of
juvenile court so that it can prosecute the teen as an adult.
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