Day: May 3, 2023

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Jury trial scheduled for man accused of murder• PEORIA – A jury trial is scheduled July 10 for a Peoria man accused of shooting and killing a woman from Princeville. Walter J. Artis Jr. pleaded not guilty April 27 in Peoria County Circuit Court. Earlier, a grand jury indicted Artis on three counts of murder, one count of aggravated battery and one count of home invasion in connection with the slaying of Alexis Boland. Artis, 26, was arrested April 14 in…