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Warrant Issued for McGruder Death

Galesburg Police Department

Two days after 26 year old Jenni McGruder was fatally shot in Galesburg, police have released the name of her possible killer. Tuesday they issued a warrant for 28 year old Jonathan Kelly, of Galesburg, charging him with three counts of murder.

Early Sunday morning, McGruder died outside a bar in downtown Galesburg after being shot once. 

Bond for Kelly is set at 1 million dollars and anyone with information on his whereabouts and the case should call the Galesburg Police Department (309-343-9151) or Galesburg Crimestoppers (309-344-0044).  
 

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.