Couple enters guilty pleas in Jersey County for first-degree murder of child
JERSEYVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A couple arrested in relation to a death of their son entered guilty pleas for first-degree murder in Jersey County court Wednesday. Ben Goetten, Jersey County State's Attorney, stated that Georgena L. and Michael L. Roberts entered their pleas of guilty in relation to the death of their six-year-old son Liam last November. Goetten and prosecutors revealed that Liam was "starved to death" and upon his death, weighed less than 20 pounds, well below normal weight […]