
Algonquin man, 77, accused of sharing videos of disabled child being abused
By Luis Martinez
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A 28-year-old Bourbonnais man is being held in jail pretrial on attempted murder charges days after his twin brother was released from custody on the same charge in the same case.Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe said his petition to hold Dejour Turner-Owens in jail in connection with an Oct. 26 gunfight in Kankakee that left one man injured was granted Wednesday by Kankakee County Associate Judge Andrew PurcellTurner-Owens, who was arrested Monday, is now being held in the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee awaiting trial. Charges against his brother were dropped, authorities said.He is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, two counts of unlawful possession of a machine gun and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to court records.Turner-Owens is next scheduled to appear in court Nov. 13.Kankakee police released a statement Tuesday outlining the arrest of Dejour Turner-Owens. Kankakee officers took him into custody Monday af