Third man sent to prison for 2019 Bloomington murder

Posted on January 23, 2022
Amari McNabb, 23, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)

By Heart of Illinois ABC

BLOOMINGTON – A McLean County judge on Friday handed down a 28 year prison sentence for one of three men convicted of a fatal shooting in Bloomington almost three years ago.

A jury in August of last year found Amari McNabb, 23, guilty of first degree murder and mob action, but determined McNabb was not the gunman.

Juan Nash, 25, was shot to death in April of 2019 in the 1200 block of Orchard Road in what prosecutors contended was retaliation for another gang-related killing in Bloomington.

Scotty Allen, 21, is the man authorities believe fired the gun. Allen is serving 50 years behind bars. Co-defendant Exodus Hebert, 21, who was in the getaway car, was given 20 years in prison.

Judge Casey Costigan sentenced McNabb on Friday. Prosecutors asked for a 40 year sentence. McNabb could have received up to 60 years.

McNabb is appealing his conviction.

Heart of Illinois ABC can be reached at [email protected].

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…