By Lisa Hamer
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus
Circuit Judge Norma Kauzlarich has granted a defense motion for an expert witness paid for by the state in the case of the Granite City man charged with murder in the death of a Knox County deputy.
Deputy Nicholas Weist allegedly was struck by a vehicle driven by Daylon Richardson, 23, as the deputy put out stop sticks on U.S. Highway 150 at Alpha to stop Richardson’s vehicle in April, 2022. Richardson was fleeing from other Knox County deputies after being seen with a gun at a Galesburg gas station.
Judge Kauzlarich’s order granting the expert called for just $2,000 to be spent in all.
“My suspicion is it may not be enough for my client to obtain a suitable expert,” Carmen said.
This story is being republished with permission from the Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus.
