Overview
- Edwin Pacheco-Meza, 34, is accused of crossing the center line in Westfield and killing Michael and Gail Clayton, and he is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI.
- Pacheco-Meza was denied pretrial release on Monday; prosecutors and police list added citations including no valid license, improper lane use, and failure to reduce speed, with a court date set for Nov. 17.
- ICE said it lodged detainers for Pacheco-Meza and passenger Juan Morales-Martinez and that both were in the country illegally; the local jail did not hold them under state law, and federal agents later arrested Morales-Martinez outside the facility.
- Authorities reported finding marijuana, ammunition, an extended magazine, and an open alcohol container in the van, and two additional occupants were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
- Coles County Sheriff Kent Martin said his office cannot detain people on civil immigration requests under the Illinois TRUST Act and rejected calls for local police to conduct federal immigration enforcement.