GALESBURG, Ill. — A man accused of a Galesburg murder from late July made his first court appearance on Friday after he was arrested in Florida, according to Knox County State's Attorney Jeremy Karlin.
On Oct. 21, Asheem Afutu, who is accused of the murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm, appeared in Knox County court for the first time and received a preliminary hearing date.
Afutu was the subject of a nationwide arrest warrant after he allegedly shot and killed 33-year-old Gregory Tucker on July 24. He was later arrested in Florida and extradited back to Knox County.
At the hearing, Afutu was assigned a $1 million bond, a public defender and a preliminary hearing date of Nov. 14.
If convicted of murder, he faces a possible 45-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole.
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