Missouri man will get life sentence for Illinois officer’s demise

EDWARDSVILLE, In poor health. (AP) — A Missouri man was sentenced to life plus 13 years in jail on Monday for a first-degree homicide conviction for the demise of an Illinois officer who had tried to cease the person from fleeing police.

Caleb Campbell, 24, of Florissant, Missouri, was convicted last month in a bench trial for the Aug. 4, 2021, demise of Brooklyn Officer Brian Pierce Jr.

Pierce, additionally 24, was a part of a staff of officers that attempted to cease Campbell — who allegedly drove over spike strips and struck Pierce on the McKinley Bridge in Venice, Illinois, which connects the 2 states.

Campbell was taken into custody days after the incident and claimed he had been carjacked in a Brooklyn nightclub parking zone. His automobile was later discovered deserted on the Missouri facet of the bridge.

Campbell had a handgun in his automobile and an lively Missouri warrant for his arrest when he fled an tried site visitors cease, prosecutors stated.

“The loss felt by the household and family members of Officer Pierce is unimaginable,” Madison County State’s Legal professional Thomas Haine stated. “There is no such thing as a sentence that might even start to offer them a way that justice has been adequately served.”

Affiliate Decide Neil Schroeder’s sentence consisted of a time period of pure life for first-degree homicide, 10 years for failure to report an accident involving damage or demise, and three years for failure to cease following an accident involving damage or demise, WSIL-TV reported.