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Not Guilty Verdict in Illinois ‘George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin 2.0’ Murder Trial

January 28, 2019 by John Boch

A jury in Galesburg, IL found respected local farmer James Love (above) not guilty in the shooting death of Xavier Hartman. Love used a gun to defend himself against an aggressive, drunk 19-year-old body builder on that fateful night in 2018. Since then he’s waged an expensive legal fight against a politically-motivated Assistant State’s Attorney … Read more

Illinois Self-Defense Case Looks Like Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman 2.0

August 1, 2018 by John Boch

Remember the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case from Sanford, Florida? Who could forget? Well, it looks like Illinois will host a similar legal battle in the coming months. The shooting death of Xavier Hartman in western Illinois has inflamed passions and left residents divided and confused. During a confrontation in rural Galva, Illinois, a 59-year-old white … Read more

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