PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A South Peoria man was ordered held pending the outcome of allegations he killed another person more than two years ago.

Rico Booker, 34, appeared before a Peoria County judge on Thursday afternoon and was ordered held on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the May 22, 2023, death of 29-year-old Roy L. Payne.

Booker was charged within the last two weeks with Payne's murder. It's possible he could be indicted by a Peoria County grand jury soon. A trial date has not yet been set, nor has Booker entered a formal plea to the charges.

That could come at an arraignment if he's indicted.

Officers were called to the 1600 block of South Westmoreland Avenue at about 8:45 a.m. after the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system indicated that four rounds had been f

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