State Police Zone 8 agents have announced the arrest of 44-year-old Megan S. Valentine of Albion in connection with the fatal shooting death of her husband, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Judge Michael J. Valentine. She’s being held in the White County Jail on charges of First Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, and Aggravated Domestic Battery.
It was Tuesday, police say, just after 12:14pm when the Edwards County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 100 block of County Road 600 in Albion. Upon arrival, a deputy observed Valentine’s body laying outside the home and his wife was taken into custody according to the release.
Thursday, agents presented their case to the State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office and charges were officially filed.
