PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man charged with First-Degree Murder for the city’s ninth homicide has entered a not guilty plea in the case.
Court records indicate 34-year-old Stephen Coaxum’s attorney also entered a not guilty plea to charges of Possession of a Weapon by a Felon.
It was learned this week that a grand jury has indicted Coaxum following his arrest two weeks ago.
The shooting happened near Bigelow and Pennsylvania on May 21st and claimed the life of Roger Browder, 21.
Coaxum’s attorney also asked for a trial by jury, which has tentativelly been scheduled for October 3rd. He’s jailed on $2 million bond in the meantime.
