A Vermilion County Circuit Court Jury deliberated only two hours Tuesday (October 23, 2018) before finding a Danville man guilty of murder. The conviction of 42-year-old Theron Price ended a week-and-a-half long trial.
Jurors found Price guilty of the fatal shooting of 42-year-old William Newbern III in November of 2014. Newbern’s body was found in a yard in the 500 block of North Griffin Street, a short distance from his apartment. The victim had previously lived in Decatur.
The prosecution was handled by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office after Vermilion County State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy requested a special prosecutor. The Vermilion County Public Defender’s Office represented Price. He is scheduled to be sentenced on November 29th.
