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LINCOLN, IL (KTVI-FOX2now.com) -
Sheriff Steve Nichols says an arrest has been made in the murders of five people in Beason, Illinois month. Christopher J. Harris, 30, of McClean County, Illinois was arrested just after 4:00 p.m. Thursday. Deputies say Harris was in possession of the unusually outfitted gray pickup truck they had been looking for since the killings happened on September 21. Nichols goes on to say that forensic evidence at the scene ties Harris to the five killings. He would not specify how.
Harris, the sheriff says, did know his victims, but, again, he would not get into details regarding the relationship.
Court records in Logan County indicated Nicole Gee, daughter of one of the victims, was married to a Christopher J. Harris, who at the time was a Beason resident. Gee filed divorce papers against Harris and the the marriage was dissolved in 2007. Her grounds for divorce were mental cruelty, and a judge ruled in her favor. The records go on to show a number of hearings regarding child support. The pair was last in court in May of this year.
The bodies of Rick Gee, his wife Ruth, and three of their children were all found in their Beason, Illinois home last week. Another daughter, age 3, survived the attack.
Deputies have been extremely tight lipped about details surrounding the killings, only saying the five victims died of "blunt force trauma."
Deputies led a massive manhunt in the case, but, to this point, have revealed no suspects. Photo Courtesy: Peoria State Journal Register
Harris, the sheriff says, did know his victims, but, again, he would not get into details regarding the relationship.
Court records in Logan County indicated Nicole Gee, daughter of one of the victims, was married to a Christopher J. Harris, who at the time was a Beason resident. Gee filed divorce papers against Harris and the the marriage was dissolved in 2007. Her grounds for divorce were mental cruelty, and a judge ruled in her favor. The records go on to show a number of hearings regarding child support. The pair was last in court in May of this year.
The bodies of Rick Gee, his wife Ruth, and three of their children were all found in their Beason, Illinois home last week. Another daughter, age 3, survived the attack.
Deputies have been extremely tight lipped about details surrounding the killings, only saying the five victims died of "blunt force trauma."
Deputies led a massive manhunt in the case, but, to this point, have revealed no suspects. Photo Courtesy: Peoria State Journal Register
