{"id":3747,"date":"2026-08-07T06:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:39:47","slug":"illinois-teen-in-clown-outfit-charged-with-murder-of-78-year-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3747","title":{"rendered":"Illinois teen in clown outfit charged with murder of 78-year-old man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A teenager accused of stabbing a 78-year-old man to death while dressed as a clown was charged with murder Thursday, and the prosecutor wants to try him as an adult, Illinois officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3745\">Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Wesley Allen was killed Monday in East St. Louis. He \u201cwas waiting at a bus stop when he was stabbed in a random attack by a suspect wearing a clown outfit,\u201d Illinois State Police said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The 15-year-old suspect, who was arrested after the stabbing, was charged Thursday with a count of first-degree murder, state police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager had \u201cthe intent to kill or do great bodily harm\u201d to Allen, who was stabbed \u201cabout the body with a knife, thereby causing\u201d his death, according to a court filing by St. Clair County Assistant State\u2019s Attorney Derek Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s attorney is seeking to prosecute the teen as an adult on a first-degree murder charge, according to the court document.<\/p>\n<p>East St. Louis police were called for a report of a body in a roadway around 10 p.m. Monday and found Allen, of Jennings, Missouri, dead, state police said. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3744\">Two dead, including gunman, at school shooting in Thailand, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The 15-year-old was located at a residence and arrested Monday, state police said. <\/p>\n<p>State police have said that video of the suspect wearing a clown costume is circulating and that they are seeking to obtain all video in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Doorbell camera video obtained by NBC affiliate KSDK of St. Louis showed a person whose face was partly covered looking into the camera and saying, \u201cI have a gift for you.\u201d Neighbors told the station they saw a person going door to door with a large knife Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear Thursday whether the teenager, who remained in custody Thursday, had a defense lawyer to speak on his behalf. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3742\">Meta ordered to pay $567M to address kids\u2019 mental health online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>East St. Louis is across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect had \u201cthe intent to kill\u201d John Wesley Allen, 78, who was stabbed Monday at a bus stop in East St. Louis, Illinois, officials said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-u-s-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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