On Monday, a judge ordered Jeremy Boshears' release, after his conviction in the murder of a Joliet bartender was overturned.
In 2022, a jury convicted Boshears of murder and concealing a murder for the 2017 death of Katie Kearns A Will County judge ruled Jeremy Boshears, whose conviction was overturned in the murder of Joliet bartender Katie Kearns , can be released .On Monday, a judge ordered Jeremy Boshears' release, after his conviction in the murder of a Joliet bartender was overturned.Boshears is set to be released May 20, while he awaits a new trial.
"He was hopeful of getting out today, but he remains hopeful that three weeks from now he will finally be released after seven years of waiting to get this case resolved," Bretz said.told friends she was going to see Boshears at a biker clubhouse called OutlawsKearns' body was later found in the back of her SUV in a Kankakee County barn. She had been shot in the head.
In court Monday, the judge noted Boshears had no criminal history prior to that first trial and new state guidelines about whether someone accused of a crime can be held in custody. "I think that under the law, in particular the SAFE-T Act that now governs all pretrial release of all defendants in Illinois, that the judge made the right decision," Bretz said.For now, Boshears will continue to be held until at the Will County Jail. When and if he is released, he is ordered to be on 24-hour home confinement and electronic monitoring.Those closest to Kearns could not immediately be reached.
Whose Conviction Overturned In Death Of Joliet Ba Katie Kearns Can Be Released
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