{"id":2491846,"date":"2025-09-27T10:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T14:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-man-arrested-after-allegedly-shooting-his-ex-to-prove-his-love-to-new-girlfriend\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T10:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T14:19:55","slug":"illinois-man-arrested-after-allegedly-shooting-his-ex-to-prove-his-love-to-new-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-man-arrested-after-allegedly-shooting-his-ex-to-prove-his-love-to-new-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting His Ex to &#8216;Prove His Love&#8217; to New Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fillinois-man-arrested-after-allegedly-shooting-his-ex-to-prove-his-love-to-new-girlfriend%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=2491846&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>A 23-year-old man named Jaquon Timothy in Peoria, Illinois, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a firearm after allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend in teh feet to &#8220;prove his love&#8221; to his new girlfriend. The shooting occurred in the early hours on July 19, when police found the victim injured but with non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-if-kennedy-had-served-a-2nd-term-60th-anniversary-of-jfks-assassination\/\" title=\"What if Kennedy Had Served a 2nd Term? 60th Anniversary of JFK...s Assassination\">-life-threatening wounds<\/a>. Police investigations revealed that Timothy had threatened to shoot his ex before the incident and admitted to carrying it out via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-new-hunter-biden-stories-the-mainstream-media-is-burying\/\" title=\"10 New Hunter Biden Stories the Mainstream Media Is Burying\">text messages found<\/a> on his phone. He remains in custody awaiting trial and faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. The article also references a fatal love triangle shooting in Philadelphia that occurred in May, where a 24-year-old man allegedly shot his girlfriend&#8217;s ex-boyfriend, resulting in the latter&#8217;s death.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 23-year-old who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend to &ldquo;prove his love&rdquo; to another will remain in custody while awaiting trial, according to state officials in Peoria, Illinois, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Jaquon Timothy was arrested Sept. 18 and charged with aggravated battery with a firearm; he had reportedly shot his former lover in the feet, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeoriaCountyStatesAttorney\/posts\/pfbid02vbD66uVRJ8fz6ACANTDfqGSdrEDhhnVgr6kUKmpaPqSPzBjxCJ44uqxMfbaS5PLxl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the office of the Peoria County State&rsquo;s Attorney.<\/p>\n<p>It &ldquo;was allegedly carried out as a way to prove his love to his new girlfriend,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<p>It happened around 1:30 a.m. on July 19, when police responded to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gavin-newsom-painted-target-ice-agents-hours-attack-texas-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a> alert in South Peoria.<\/p>\n<p>When they arrived, they found a woman with bullet wounds in each foot, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralillinoisproud.com\/news\/local-news\/man-allegedly-shoots-ex-to-show-love-for-new-girlfriend-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMBD-TV<\/a> in Illinois.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>She was reportedly taken to the hospital with non-mortal injuries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A man allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend in a twisted display of affection to &ldquo;prove his love to his new girlfriend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WxTT1JAKAF\">https:\/\/t.co\/WxTT1JAKAF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5oUp3gXV0q\">pic.twitter.com\/5oUp3gXV0q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Local 12\/WKRC-TV (@Local12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Local12\/status\/1970680864137761101?\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horror-woman-evicted-home-arrested-police-find-dead-infants-inside-hidden-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> later spoke with Timothy&rsquo;s current girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Timothy had told her before the shooting that he would shoot his ex-girlfriend. She further noted that after the shooting, Timothy told her he had carried it out,&rdquo; the news release read.<\/p>\n<p>Police executed a search warrant on Timothy&rsquo;s phone and found the text message in which he claimed ownership of the shooting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A man will remain in jail after allegedly shooting his ex in order to prove his love for his new girlfriend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/19B26p1iw2\">https:\/\/t.co\/19B26p1iw2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WMBD News (@WMBDNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMBDNews\/status\/1970261554172989441?\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing, but if convicted, Timothy faces up to 30 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>While nobody died in this incident, another <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent love triangle shooting<\/a> in Philadelphia was fatal for the one being shot, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/boyfriend-24-shoots-girlfriends-ex-philly-love-triangle-shooting-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTXF-TV<\/a> in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>It was around 1:00 a.m. on May 30 when police responded to a call about a shooting.<\/p>\n<p>After rolling up, police found three spent casings and observed that the sidewalk was bloody.<\/p>\n<p>They also learned that a 26-year-old male with three bullet wounds had arrived at a nearby hospital for emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<p>He died around 2:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Police Department called the incident a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/officials-activate-fugitive-task-force-search-woman-accused-killing-professional-athlete-apparent-love-triangle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">love triangle<\/a>&rdquo; shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It appears that the 24-year-old who committed this shooting is the new boyfriend and he shot the former boyfriend who is 26 years of age,&rdquo; Chief Inspector Scott Small said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/deadly-shooting-boyfriend\/4197264\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCAU-TV<\/a> in Philadelphia.<\/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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