Jenna Newcomb Death – Authorities provided chilling accounts of a crime rampage that instilled fear in a Rockford community on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to several others in a series of assaults and break-ins. J. Hanley, the State’s Attorney of Winnebago County, outlined a sequence of events that culminated in the fatal stabbings of two adults, the fatal beating of a teenage girl, and the murder of a mail carrier who was allegedly struck by the suspect’s Chevy Silverado pickup truck.
The victims of these attacks have been named as:
– Jenna Newcomb, 15
– Jay Larson, 49
– Ramona Schupbach, 63
– Jacob Schupbach, 23
Authorities have charged Christian Soto, 22, of Rockford, with multiple counts of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, and home invasion. Hanley stated that prosecutors intend to request the denial of pretrial release for Soto under the SAFE-T Act.