PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria County grand jury has filed formal charges against the man accused of Peoria’s 11th homicide of the year.
A grand jury Tuesday filed two counts of Murder, and one count each of Possession of a Weapon by a Felon and Aggravated Battery against Ronnie Simmons, 21.
Simmons was arrested July 6, not long after he allegedly opened fire on two people during a dice game at a home near Madison and Spring Streets.
He allegedly shot and killed Demetrius Davis, 25, and injured a second man.
Simmons is jailed on $1.5 million bond, and will be arraigned August 3.
