Bloomington triple murder case set for trial in January

Posted on October 8, 2020

*Sydney Mays. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)*

By Heart of Illinois ABC

BLOOMINGTON – The attorney representing a man accused of a triple murder in the Twin-Cities two years ago told a judge Wednesday that the defense is ready for trial.

Sydney Mays, 24, wants the judge instead of a jury to decide his fate.

The trial before McLean County Judge Casey Costigan is set to begin January 25 and is expected to last eight days.

Mays is charged with 10 counts of murder for the shooting deaths of Juan Carlos-Perez-Macedo, Corey Jackson, Nathaniel Pena. Mays is also charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm for gravely wounding Pena’s young son.

The shooting happened June 18, 2018 in an apartment at 311 Riley Drive on Bloomington’s east side.

A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for December 16.

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