Lake Forest Crime
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Baker changes course, claims innocence in Vernon Hills murderOct 17, 2012 2:00 pm - Just when noted Chicago attorney Ed Genson thought he had seen it all from his client, Daniel Baker — whose insanity defense he had laid out 24 hours earlier — dropped a...
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DUI charges dropped against Chicago man involved in Long Grove fatal motorcycle crashOct 17, 2012 11:31 am - Charges of driving under the influence of alcohol were dropped against a Chicago man who was behind the wheel of an SUV when it struck and killed a motorcyclist in Long ...
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Lake Zurich man gets 8 years for teen’s deathOct 16, 2012 5:27 pm - A 21-year-old Lake Zurich man will spend seven years in prison for killing his best friend by providing him tainted heroin. Lake County Judge John Phillips sentenced Cod...
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Baker attorneys say they will use insanity defenseOct 16, 2012 12:09 pm - Daniel Baker’s defense team says a “tragic, perfect storm” of events led an already mentally ill man to snap at the time he bludgeoned Marina Aksman to death in April 20...
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Waukegan man facing murder charge deemed fit to stand trialOct 16, 2012 11:33 am - A 40-year-old man accused of killing a cabdriver in Zion was deemed fit to stand trial Tuesday. Lake County Judge James Booras said “there is no doubt in my mind” Darry...
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Baker again declared fit, trial to start TuesdayOct 15, 2012 2:00 pm - Though he believes Daniel Baker to have “flights of fancy” and “significant mental health issues,” Lake County Associate Judge Daniel Shanes declared the Deerfield man a...
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McHenry County couple accused of wake burglaries face new chargesOct 12, 2012 3:58 pm - A Johnsburg husband and wife already being held in Cook County on burglary charges found themselves in even more hot water Friday, after McHenry County police say they c...
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Father of boy killed in crash admits he used marijuanaOct 12, 2012 2:21 pm - An Island Lake man pleaded guilty Friday to driving a car with drugs in his system when he was involved in an accident that killed his 10-year-old son in December 2011. ...
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Judge declares Baker fit to stand trialOct 12, 2012 12:13 pm - Daniel Baker of Deerfield is mentally fit to stand trial for the April 2010 murder of a 50-year-old Vernon Hills woman, a Lake County judge ruled Friday. Judge Daniel Sh...
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Christopher Jacobsen gets jail in theft from Libertyville Boys ClubOct 12, 2012 11:44 am - The former treasurer of the Libertyville Boys Club will spend some time in jail for stealing money from the organization, a Lake County judge has ruled. Christopher Jaco...