Funeral service for Whitney Houston on Saturday

Champaign criminal defense attorneys of Thomas A Bruno & Associates are deeply saddened to announce the funeral of Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston, 48, died on Saturday afternoon in her hotel suite of the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles shortly before she was supposed to attend a pre-Grammy Awards party hosted by her mentor, Clive Davis....

Criminal Defense

January 5th, 2012

Man charged in shooting on Wednesday

Sean Dale, 24, of Millerstown, was charged with felonious assault, having weapons while intoxicated, and possession of marijuana after shooting his friend on Wednesday morning over a dispute during an early morning card game. Jason Lockwood, 31, suffered gunshot wound to the left thigh and right hip and is being treated at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana....

Criminal Defense

December 15th, 2011

Champaign woman sentenced to probation for sex crime

Lynnette McIntyre, 45, of Champaign, was conditionally sentenced to two years probation for having sex with a teenage boy she was tutoring. McIntyre pleaded guilty to committing a sex act with a 17 year old boy in her apartment at the 2400 block of North Neil Street. The boys parents found sexually explicit text messages on his...

Assault and Battery Defense

September 12th, 2011

20-year old charged in attack of UI student

Last month, a 20-year old Mahomet man was charged with aggravated battery in the attack of a University of Illinois student. Witnesses to the attack told police that the student’s head was beat into concrete pavement on the University of Illinois campus. The victim was treated and released from Carle Foundation Hospital. Police reports indicate...