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Man Charged in East St. Louis Death

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:17:12 CDT

The St. Clair County State's Attorney's office has charged a 26-year-old man accused of killing a person in East St. Louis on Monday.

Herman Taylor of East St. Louis was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of residential arson, one count of arson, one count of felon in possession of a weapon, and one count of concealment of a homicidal death.

According to the state police, Taylor allegedly shot Ricardo Jackson Monday in the 800 block of 80th Street in East St. Louis. He is currently in custody at the East St. Louis Police Department with bond set at $1 million. The incident remains under investigation.

(Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Police)