The body of a man was discovered in a woman’s storage unit in the Illinois village of Maquon in October of last year.
Shortly after finding a body concealed in Marcy Oglesby’s storage unit, police detained the 50-year-old Maquon resident and accused her of concealing a death. She was not initially accused of killing the man.
In February, the district attorney’s office for Knox County added new charges. Richard Young, the former Maquon police chief, was allegedly killed by Oglesby, who then kept his body in the storage facility.
On March 16, during a motion hearing, Judge Andrew Doyle dismissed the majority of the additional charges.
The February charges that were dropped included attempted murder, concealing a homicidal death, aggravated battery by ingesting a toxic substance, murder, or a strong likelihood to injure or kill.
Charges of forgery and concealing a death remain.
The woman’s attorney had argued that his client wouldn’t receive a fair trial because of the murder allegations. Jeremy Karlin, the state’s attorney for Knox County, declared that they would challenge Judge Doyle’s judgment.
On October 7, 2022, Knox County deputies were called to the Maquon storage facility as a result of reports of a bad odor coming from one of the units.
When questioned, Oglesby initially told the police a possum had died inside the unit, which was a lie. Oglesby refused to open a large storage box that was discovered by police after searching the storage unit.
After some time had passed, Oglesby told the police that there was a body inside the box. She was detained by police and accused of covering up a death.
In March, the former Maquon police chief, Richard R. Young, 71, was finally identified as the man in the box.
Young’s cause of death is still unknown, but a toxicology report revealed that he had high levels of a toxic substance that is typically found in eye drops.
The victim and the suspect had a relationship, according to testimony given by a detective from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department last month.
The Oglesby pre-trial hearing was scheduled for April 3.
