Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday marks the one year anniversary of the hunting accident that killed John Hanlon, 44, of Inverness. The man who killed him was sentenced to two years probation and work release, and the family is outraged.
“There’s certainly going to be lot of tears and heartache,” Leslie Hanlon said as she began to cry, “We just really miss him.” Today, marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal hunting accident that took the life her husband, John Hanlon, of Inverness. On a hunting trip with his eldest son in East Dubuque, the 44-year-old father of four, was killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest November 19, 2011. “That date, it’s hard to think about,” Hanlon said as she held back tears, “It’s just so hard to get through because I can’t take their pain away.” The mother of a girl and three boys ranging in age from 9 to 16 years, Hanlon said her family is doing their best to move forward. “That’s what John would want us to do,” Hanlon said, “But …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The following is a selection of police-related items reported in area Patches recently. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Volo Update: Woman, Two Children Found Woman, Two Children Missing The Lake County Sheriff's Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Aneta M. Marsek, 33, of Volo and her two children, two-year-old Chevelle and Macenzie who is four-months old. The three have not been seen or heard from since Oct. 6, at roughly 7 p.m., when they left Marsek's parent's home in Wauconda. The woman and her children were reported missing by her estranged husband, Dan Marsek. Palatine Sheriff: Woman Stole $200,000 From Grandma A 43-year-old Palatine woman is accused of stealing more than $200,000 from her 98-year-old grandmother, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. Jennifer Curtis, 43, of the 300 block of N. Tanglewood Avenue in …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
An East Dubuque man who shot and killed 44-year-old Inverness resident John Hanlon in a hunting accident last November is set to be released Thursday.
An East Dubuque man charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Inverness resident John Hanlon is to be released Thursday. Charged with involuntary manslaughter, Kelly G. Jackson, 53, was sentenced to two years probation and 180 days of work release Aug. 2, according to Jo Daviess County court records. The work release sentence, which did not begin until Aug. 13, is set to expire early Thursday, Oct. 8. “I’m very frustrated and disappointed, disappointed with the sentence given the gravity of what happened,” said Leslie Hanlon, John’s widow. John Hanlon, 44, was killed by a gunshot wound to the abdomen last November while on a hunting trip in East Dubuque with his one of his four children. Hanlon’s 15-year-old son was hit …
Saturday, January 7, 2012
The Journal-Standard reported that Kelly G. Jackson, 53, was indicted for involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct in the shooting death of John Hanlon.
An East Dubuque man has been indicted in the shooting death of Inverness resident John Hanlon. The Journal-Standard reported that Kelly G. Jackson, 53, was indicted Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. Hanlon was killed in November and his 15-year-old son wounded during a hunting trip near East Dubuque. Jackson and Hanlon did not know each other and were part of separate hunting parties. Jackson discharged his 12-gauge shotgun at about 5:33 a.m., about an hour before deer hunting was allowed, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources told Patch. Hanlon and his son were hit by the same shot. Involuntary manslaughter is punishable by up to five years and $25,000 in fines. Reckless conduct …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Jo Daviess County State's Attorney is considering whether additional charges should be filed in the hunting accident that killed Inverness resident John Hanlon, The Journal-Standard reported.
Prosecutors are considering whether to file additional charges in the hunting accident that killed 44-year-old Inverness resident John Hanlon, The Journal-Standard reported. Hanlon was killed and his 15-year-old son wounded during a hunting trip near East Dubuque. Kelly G. Jackson, 53, of East Dupubque was issued a citation for reckless conduct. Jackson and Hanlon were part of separate hunting parties and did not know each other. Jackson discharged his 12-gauge shotgun at about 5:33 a.m., about an hour before deer hunting was allowed, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources told Patch. Hanlon and his son were hit by the same shot. “The investigation is ongoing. There are some reports I’m waiting on,” Jo Daviess …
Linda Kovathana
4:45 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
I am very disappointed by the disposition in this case. The individual who shot John Hanlon -- a father, a husband, a tax professional admired by everyone who worked with him -- the gunman, Kelly Jackson, is said to have done this before in an earlier hunting accident, and walked free before. In the interest of public safety, how is this result the appropriate measure of justice? more ›