Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Shooting at Motorist Takes His Own Life
The attorney of John C. Kavan said that his client, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to a felony gun charge, was "despondent" about the case.
John C. Kavan didn’t show up for his pre-sentencing hearing Tuesday in the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Wheaton. The 71-year-old Downers Grove man was facing up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this month to a felony gun charge. As to the defendant’s absence in courtroom 4014, Kavan’s attorney John Westra uttered these words of explanation to Judge Kathryn E. Creswell: “Your honor, I have learned that my client is deceased.” Kavan took his own life Thursday at his ex-wife’s Darien home, Westra said in an interview Tuesday after the hearing. Following his arrest in February, Kavan told Darien police in a written statement that he had fired his gun “foolishly” in the direction of a driver whose car had run out of gas …
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Tony Cesare
8:43 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
I'm confused, the accused admitted he fired the shots, how is he the wrong person?? more ›