Charges filed in Bolingbrook stabbing, shooting

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The following charges were filed Thursday afternoon against Karl O. Tynes, 3562 Elm St., Rockford, in connection with the Bolingbrook case today: 

  • FIRST DEGREE MURDER: in that, said defendant, without lawful justification, and with the intent to kill Nicola Williams, stabbed Nicola Williams about the body with a knife, thereby causing the death of Nicola Williams, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/9-1(a)(1), of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 2009 and AOIC 073500. 

  • FIRST DEGREE MURDER: in that, said defendant, without lawful justification, stabbed Nicola Williams about the body with a knife, knowing such act created a strong probability of death to Nicola Williams, thereby causing the death of Nicola Williams, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/9-1(a)(2), of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 2009, and AOIC 0735000. 

  • ATTEMPT FIRST DEGREE MURDER (Class X Felony): in that, said defendant, with the intent to commit the offense of First Degree Murder, in violation of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 720, Section 5/9-1(a)(1), performed a substantial step toward the commission of that offense, in that he without lawful justification and with the intent to kill Keyartred Williams, shot Keyartred Williams with a handgun, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/8-4(a), of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 2009 and AOIC 0735000. 

  • ATTEMPT FIRST DEGREE MURDER (Class X Felony): in that, said defendant, with the intent to commit the offense of First Degree Murder, in violation of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 720, Section 5/9-1(a)(1), performed a substantial step toward the commission of that offense, in that he without lawful justification and with the intent to kill Donnell Williams, shot Donnell Williams with a handgun and stabbed Donnell Williams with a knife, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/8-4(a), of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 2009 and AOIC 0735000. 

  • AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A FIREARM (Class X Felony): in that, said defendant, in committing a battery in violation of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 720, Section 12-3, knowingly and without legal justification caused an injury to Keyartred Williams, by means of the discharging of a firearm in that said defendant shot Keyartred Williams in the chest with a handgun, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/12-4.2(a)(1), of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 2009 and AOIC 0940200. 

  • AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A FIREARM (Class X Felony): in that, said defendant, in committing a battery in violation of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 720, Section 12-3, knowingly and without legal justification caused an injury to Donnell Williams, by means of the discharging of a firearm in that said defendant shot Donnell Williams in the chest with a handgun, in violation of Chapter 720, Section 5/12-4.2(a)(1), of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 2009 and AOIC 0940200. 

The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office reminds the public that charges are not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.