Authorities in New Baden said that a 25-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder in relation to the shooting death of a 24-year-old woman over the weekend.
J.D. Brandmeyer, the state’s attorney for Clinton County, released a news release on Monday stating that Emmet E. Metzger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
Phillip Moss, the coroner for Clinton County, reports that Alexis A. Maki was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon in New Baden. Brandmeyer and Moss did not disclose any other information regarding the shooting.
According to Brandmeyer, Metzger, a resident of New Baden, was ordered by Judge Douglas C. Gruenke to remain in custody pending his trial. On Monday, Metger was being held at the Clinton County Jail.
“I can’t begin to imagine the pain and anguish that Alexis’ family and friends are experiencing,” Brandmeyer said in his statement.
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According to Brandmeyer, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and the New Baden Police Department collaborated on the case.
According to Brandmeyer, Metzger might receive a term of 20 to 60 years in jail, with the possibility of a life sentence.
