PEKIN, Ill. – Two people are now in custody in Tazewell County for allegedly beating and attempting to rob an elderly Pekin resident last month.
Pekin Police say prosecutors have charged Gage Burgess, 21, and Savanna McKinley, 18, with Attempted First-Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, and Aggravated Battery.
Police say an elderly male was found severely beaten at a home on Broadway Street in Pekin July 12th.
No other details were released on the investigation, nor on the condition of the victim.
McKinley and Burgess are jailed on one-million dollars bond each, and arraignments are scheduled for August 25th.
