{"id":2366511,"date":"2024-11-09T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/body-of-illinois-judge-found-wife-arrested-and-charged-with-his-murder\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T12:44:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:44:21","slug":"body-of-illinois-judge-found-wife-arrested-and-charged-with-his-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/body-of-illinois-judge-found-wife-arrested-and-charged-with-his-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of Illinois Judge Found, Wife Arrested and Charged with His Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbody-of-illinois-judge-found-wife-arrested-and-charged-with-his-murder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366511&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Illinois \u2064woman, Megan Valentine, has been\u200b arrested\u2062 and charged with\u2063 murdering her husband, Michael J. Valentine, who served as \u200ca \u2064judge in the Second \u200bJudicial Circuit Court. The incident occurred when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-christmas-day-explosion-in-nashville-deemed-intentional-by-police-videos\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Christmas Day Explosion in Nashville Deemed \u2018Intentional\u2019 By Police (VIDEOS)\">police responded<\/a>\u2062 to a house call in Albion, Illinois, finding Michael shot dead outside the residence. Megan has been charged with multiple felonies, including First Degree Murder and several counts related to\u2062 firearm offenses. Details regarding the evidence against her have not been disclosed, but the police\u200d emphasized her presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Following the tragedy,\u200d Chief Judge Melissa Morgan expressed \u2062her shock and condolences,\u2062 highlighting Judge\u200d Valentine&#8217;s service and character\u2063 as a\u2063 respected jurist in the community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Illinois woman was arrested and charged with murdering her husband, a judge, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The Edwards County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office was responding to a house call around noon Tuesday in Albion, Illinois, when they discovered a body outside the residence, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/isp.illinois.gov\/Media\/PressReleaseFile\/2052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois State Police statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was Michael J. Valentine, the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court judge, and he&rsquo;d been shot to death.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrested and took his wife, 44-year-old Megan Valentine, into custody where she&rsquo;s being held in jail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Southern Illinois woman was arrested in connection with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/injured-rust-director-issues-statement-after-on-set-shooting-i-am-gutted\/\" title=\"Injured \u2018Rust\u2019 Director Issues Statement After On-Set Shooting: \u2018I Am Gutted\u2019\">fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-activist-interviewed-by-cnn-who-stormed-capitol-building-is-radical-leftist-from-utah-who-threatened-on-video-to-rip-trump-from-white-house\/\" title=\"CONFIRMED: Activist Interviewed by CNN Who Stormed Capitol Building Is Radical Leftist from Utah Who Threatened on Video to \u201cRip Trump from White House\u201d\">shooting death<\/a><\/a> of her husband, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Valentine, according to Illinois State Police.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lEtasY8Ogy\">https:\/\/t.co\/lEtasY8Ogy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Illinois (@foxillinois) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxillinois\/status\/1854715968443842973?\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Valentine was charged with First Degree Murder (Class M Felony), Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (Class X Felony), Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 2 Felony), and Aggravated Domestic Battery (Class 2 Felony),&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-falsely-claimed-a-verizon-store-employee-groped-her-a-court-just-upheld-her-lengthy-sentence\/\" title=\"She Falsely Claimed A Verizon Store Employee Groped Her. A Court Just Upheld Her Lengthy Sentence.\">police statement<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>After investigating, police presented the case to the State&rsquo;s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office on Thursday, leading to the aforementioned charges being filed, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>But police did not specify evidence or details as to why Valentine was charged for the murder of her husband.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The charges are not evidence against the defendant, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law,&rdquo; police noted in the statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Illinois State Police arrested Megan Valentine, 44, of Albion, for the shooting death of Judge Michael Valentine, 41<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVEKkc5Jex\">https:\/\/t.co\/sVEKkc5Jex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WNIN (@WNIN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNIN\/status\/1854993828366664001?\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Second Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Melissa Morgan issued a statement about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On behalf of all of the judges of the Second Judicial Circuit, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic passing of our colleague and friend, Edwards County resident Judge Michael J. Valentine,&rdquo; Morgan said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tristatehomepage.com\/news\/local-news\/edwards-county\/wife-of-late-edwards-county-judge-charged-with-his-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to WEHT in Indiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Judge Valentine was elected to serve as Circuit Judge in 2016 and then retained by the voters of the Second Circuit in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Having formally served as Edwards County State&rsquo;s Attorney, he brought to the bench experience in law and a commitment to public service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Judge Valentine was a distinguished jurist who was determined in the pursuit of justice and his compassion and conduct earned him the confidence and respect of the people who appeared before him. He will be sorely missed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Edwards County Sheriff&#8217;s Office found a body outside a home in Albion, Illinois, during a house call on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was identified as Michael J. Valentine, a judge in the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court, who had been shot to death. His wife, 44-year-old Megan Valentine, is currently in custody. She faces charges including First Degree Murder and several firearm-related felonies. Police have not disclosed specific evidence regarding the charges against her but emphasized that she is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. Chief Judge Melissa Morgan expressed shock and sadness over Judge Valentine&#8217;s tragic death and highlighted his dedication to justice and public service since his election in 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-4-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36774,44683,44684],"class_list":["post-2366511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-domestic-violence","tag-illinois-judge","tag-murder-charges"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-4-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366511"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366515,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366511\/revisions\/2366515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}