Overview

• Pekin police say officers responded Tuesday to a reported stabbing on South 14th Street, where a woman was found critically injured and later died at a hospital.
• James E. Pate, 93, was arrested on a first-degree murder charge and is being held at the Tazewell County Jail.
• The Tazewell County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a petition to deny Pate’s pretrial release as the case advances toward prosecution.
• Illinois State Police assisted Pekin police in processing the crime scene at the department’s request.
• The Peoria County Coroner determined the victim died from multiple sharp and blunt-force injuries, and a probable-cause affidavit reported by local outlets alleges Pate admitted to cutting his wife's throat during a dispute tied to a planned divorce.