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Updated: 3:41 PM Apr 17, 2008
Stillman Valley Fatal Home Invasion Latest
New information about the fatal shooting of a 14-year old boy, who allegedly broke into a Stillman Valley home to steal guns. Two other juveniles accused of breaking in with him have been arrested. But it's an 18-year old Rockford man that investigators believe is most to blame.
Posted: 10:32 PM Apr 10, 2008Reporter: Alice Barr |
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New information about the fatal shooting of a 14-year old boy, who allegedly broke into a Stillman Valley home to steal guns. Two other juveniles accused of breaking in with him have been arrested. But it's an 18-year old Rockford man that investigators believe is most to blame.
"If it wasn't for Cody Moore, this whole thing never would have happened," says Ogle County Sheriff Greg Beitel.
Beitel says tips from Crimestoppers and other sources led deputies to arrest 18-year old Cody Wayne Moore Tuesday during a traffic stop in Rockford. Moore and two juveniles are charged with residential burglary, for allegedly breaking in to a Stillman Valley house.
"Moore knew the homeowner, he knew the homeowner had guns there, he knew the homeowner wasn't going to be there and he drove them there," says Beitel.
Ogle County authorities also arrested a 16-year old in Rockford Tuesday night and a 15-year old turned himself in Wednesday. Their names are not being released.
Investigators say Moore waited in the car, while the 15 and 16-year olds and another boy, 14-year old Travis Castle broke into the house.
Sheriff Beitle said Thursday the boys were not armed when they entered the home, but they allegedly grabbed firearms inside, along with money and other property.
A housesitter caught the boys in the act. He says Castle pointed a gun at him, so he shot and killed the boy.
Beitel will not release the shooter's name. He believes he was acting in self-defense and should not be charged with a crime.
"I've talked with him at length, I know he's very upset by what happened, he's devastated by it," says Beitel.
Meanwhile Castle's family is dealing with their own devastation.
Castle's mother Kim Britton says, "I mean why didn't he just shoot up in the air, the kid would have ran, he would have ran."
But as much as they run the scenario through their minds, Castle's family can't erase the night's tragic consequences.
Moore is being held in the Ogle County jail on half a million dollars bond. The 15 and 16-year olds are in juvenile detention centers. Their names will not be released unless the Ogle County State's Attorney decides to try them as adults.
Sheriff Beitel will meet with the state's attorney next week. He could decide to hold the teens accountable for Castle's death and they could be charged with murder.
There was a similar fatal home invasion in Winnebago County recently, where the accomplices were charged with murder, instead of the resident who actually killed the intruder.
I spoke to Moore's family Thursday night. They declined to make any comments about their son's involvement.
Latest Comments
ok for those who say that we war trying to make excuse no we arent it is the simple fact that we have big time bullies out in this world that threatin the lifes of younger ones to do the dirty work exactly what happened here ****** are known gang bangers in the rockford area and those 2 are the ones to threatin the 3 boys to do it but when u think about it who is the ones that got out of the car ???? the 3 younger boys while the older 2 sat in the car hmmmm no excuses just a BIG deal that nobody is seeing it from the families eyes of the young boys they messed up big time and now are paying the price for it and i also agree that if someone came into my home while my family was sleeping i would do the same and grab my gun and shot them no doubt in my mind im not upset at the home sitter for what he did im p***** off at the boys for what they did and the older boys for putting them in this situation now there are 3 families that are suffering with a lose
to all those people out there that are talking and putting my brother down you can just keep your mouth shut because you dont know the whole story. my brother was a good kid loved horses fourwheelers dirtbikes and never stole anything. and for all you parents that think that you know where your kids are at, at all times you better think again. my brother was staying at a friends house on a school night yes but he is home schooled and didnt have homework to do until later on the next day so he was supposed to be at home in the morning but never showed up so i went looking for him and couldnt find him. its not like he had it all planed out just two older kids (18 & 19) started talking about it and influenced three younger boys to go into the house. they were not going to keep the guns they were giving them to the older boys and get alot of money from it.most of you dont know that once those boys were there they didnt want to go in but anothy shleby made them get out ..
so many people had so many things to say about this, i would like to see their comments if the boy were in there family, and they thought they knew where there child was and ended up the same way. maybe there was no school the next day, kids do have days off ya know. not saying this was one of those days but it is a possibility and i know wheni was 14 i called my parents and told them/ asked them if i could stay at a friends house, that doesnt make him a bad kid...and when he is 14 and not even five foot, maybe the 6 foot man could tell he was small, but alcohol does sometimes impaire decisions
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