Peoria teen ordered held in custody in connection with deadly shooting of his father
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A 16-year-old boy, despite having no criminal history, was ordered held pending trial on charges he shot and killed his father earlier this week.
Peoria County Judge Mark Gilles said during the Friday afternoon hearing that he knew the boy was young and that he had no record but based upon the evidence so far presented, he felt that Tykvier Drummond presented a 'real and present' threat to the community.
'Just as it's charged, it's the most serious of offenses, a knowing murder of a human being, in this case, a close relative, his father,' the judge said. 'Evidence is that regardless of what had led to the moment that the defendant began to shoot at his deceased father, there could be nothing that could suggest it was anything but a cold-blooded killing.'
Drummond appeared in the third-floor courtroom personally. He wore the gray sweatsuit and the orange slides of a detainee of the county's juvenile detention center.
He is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of his father, Michael Drummond, 34, on Monday night. If convicted, he faces at least 20 years and possibly up to 40 years in prison.
That's significantly less than what an adult might face. That's because the state's Supreme Court has deemed the sentencing range should be less for juveniles. It can go higher if a judge finds that a person is 'beyond rehabilitation.'
Another difference is that the younger Drummond is eligible for parole after 20 years, where an adult doesn't have that option.
According to police, just before 9 p.m., officers were sent to the 2400 block of West Howett Street after an alert from the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system indicated six rounds had been fired. Then, there were more alerts for five and then two sounds in the same area.
Assistant State's Attorney Terry Muench told Gilles that father and son had been talking in the boy's room just before the shooting. The father, Michael Drummond, left the house and was picked up by his girlfriend and another person He was driving away when his son allegedly came outside and started to fire at him.
In all, the prosecutor said, 13 rounds were detected near Manual High School which is only a block or so away.
The older Drummond expressed shock that it was his son, stopped the car and got out. More shots rang out and Michael Drummond wound up down in the street after being struck several times.
Tykvier Drummond ran around to the back of the house where the grandfather of his girlfriend had just arrived. He got in the van and left.
Muench mentioned that officers, while combing social media, found an Instagram account with Tykvier holding a handgun. The prosecutor did not mention what the two were talking about prior to the shooting.
He will next appear in court on March 27 for a preliminary hearing though it is likely a grand jury will hear the case before then.
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