Watseka man charged with murder

WATSEKA – A Watseka man is being held on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a man outside a Watseka tavern Tuesday.

Iroquois County State's Attorney Jim Devine Wednesday filed two counts of first-degree murder against Jeffrey D. Elwyn, also known as Jeffrey Hite, 30, in the death of Roger McVay 40, of Watseka.

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