OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) – A northern Illinois man is being held in lieu of a $5 million bond in the shooting deaths of his former in-laws in their rural Sheridan home. Donald Fredres was formally charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the deaths of Gregory S. Barnes Sr. and Brenda J. Barnes, both 62. Fredres appeared before LaSalle County Chief Judge H. Chris Ryan Jr. with his wrists and ankles manacled as Assistant State’s Attorney Greg Sticka revealed Fredres gave a videotaped statement. Prosecutors say Fredres admitted going to the home of his former in-laws to find out the location of his ex-wife. Sticka said Fredres admitted shooting the couple when they refused to tell him.
