Monday, September 10, 2012
A round-up of area court cases and their dispositions.
Sentencing has been set for the Elmhurst mother who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to a child in connection to a June 2011 incident involving her son. Cheryl Luchetta had been charged with attempted murder after her she awoke to find her son unresponsive inside their Elmhurst home last year. Police and prosecutors said Luchetta drugged the boy before cutting her own throat. Luchetta pleaded guilty in July to the aggravated battery charge in a deal with prosecutors. She faces between six and 30 years on the Class X felony at her sentencing, which is scheduled for Sept. 24, according to court documents. A Chicago man initially charged with attempted robbery at the Clock & Watch Shop recently pleaded guilty to a felony burglary count as…
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A recap of court cases from the last week in DuPage and Kane counties.
Darien: Following after her husband's plea with prosecutors, Georgina Burr pleaded guilty Aug. 27 to heroin possession in connection to their Christmas Eve arrests at a Darien gas station. Georgina Burr was sentence to 82 days in DuPage County Jail, receiving 41 days credit, and placed on two years of probation centered on drug treatment. She must complete evaluations and counseling as part of her deal with prosecutors, according to court records. Police arrested Georgina and Andrew Burr, both of Walnut, Ill., after a witness reported the couple left their children in a running car. Both entered the women's bathroom where they shot heroin, authorities have said. Georgina Burr's also pleaded to a misdemeanor count of child endangerment. …
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Here's a look at what we're keeping an eye on.
DUPAGE: Darien: Attorneys for Darien triple-murder suspect Johnny Borizov, accused in the killings of three people related to the mother of Borizov's young son, said during a Sept. 8 hearing they are still looking over reports and evidence from the March 2010 shootings. In requesting the case be continued until Oct. 19, Borizov's attorneys pointed out the expected plea agreement by co-defendant Jacob Nodarse will "obviously impact" Borizov's case. Prosecutors allege Nodarse fired the gun to shoot to death three members of Angela Kramer's family in a scheme created by Borizov. His attorneys have suggested that Nodarse's mental health, not Borizov's, is the reason he committed the crime. Nodarse's plea is expected at a Sept. 20 hearing. …
