PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria woman charged with the shooting death of another woman earlier this year has pleaded not guilty.
A public defender entered the plea Thursday on behalf of Kaitlyn Taylor, 24, though Taylor told a judge she wants to hire private counsel.
A grand jury this week filed First-Degree Murder charges against Taylor for the 11th Peoria homicide this year.
Mariah Moss, 21, was found shot to death early July second inside a home near South Sterling Avenue and Martin Luther King, Junior Drive.
Taylor could to trial as soon as October 17th, with another hearing scheduled for October 6th.
She’s jailed on $1 million bond.
