GALESBURG, Ill. – A Galesburg man was arrested in Florida in connection with a shooting death we reported on back in July.
Authorities say Asheem Afutu, 33, has been extradited back to Knox County from Florida, and made an appearance in court Friday on charges of First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm.
Knox County State’s Attorney Jeremy Karlin says a judge kept Afutu’s bond at one million dollars, appointed a public defender, and scheduled a hearing for November first.
Afutu allegedly shot Gregory Tucker, 33, in a lot near a bar on Grand Avenue in Galesburg July 24th.
Tucker was pronounced brain dead at a Peoria hospital later that day.
