

That was when Woods “fled the traffic stop” and began driving north in the southbound lanes, the report said. Just prior to the crash, a trooper had pulled over a black 2018 GMC pickup on I-55 and the trooper had “detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage” coming from Woods, the report said. On the evening of the crash, state troopers were called to a vehicle on fire with someone trapped inside, a police report said.
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Woods had been free on bond pending that hearing. Federal guidelines called for a sentence of 33 to 41 months, court records show. District Court in Washington, but that hearing has now been canceled in light of the new charges. He pleaded guilty earlier this year and was scheduled to be sentenced in January in U.S.
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Woods, one of a string of Illinois residents to be charged with participating in the Capitol riot, was accused of assaulting members of the media and tripping a police officer who was running from bear spray during the mob’s attempt to stop the verification of the results of the 2020 presidential election. They were speechless and shocked after learning of Woods’ alleged motivation. “Lots of tears but they were sort of happy tears,” Wegner said. “She was watching along with us,” Evelyn Wegner said. A picture of Lauren perched on a nearby table, they all watched a news conference announcing the charges together. A trooper who arrived at his hospital room reportedly overheard Woods tell someone his intention was to drive his vehicle into the path of a semitrailer and take his own life, according to records.Įvelyn Wegner, Lauren’s mother who lives in suburban Skokie and where Lauren grew up, said the family was crying all morning after learning that murder charges had been approved. 6 Capitol attack, which may have been motive for the allegedly intentional crash, a police report said.

Wegner, 35, was killed in the crash, left trapped in a burning vehicle as Woods allegedly fled from an Illinois state trooper.Īt the time, Woods “was anticipating a sentence” in the Jan. Prosecutors said they will ask a judge to revoke his bond at his arraignment Thursday. 8 wreck, which happened on southbound I-55 in Springfield, according to an Illinois State Police report. My family wants closure and peace.Woods, of Auburn, a small, central Illinois town, was ordered held on $2 million bail following the Nov. There’s a lot of speculation and rumors about how this happened. All because he decided to protest against racism. “I lost a son, my wife lost a son, my kids lost a brother,” Scurlock’s dad, who has the same name as his son, said in the days after the killing. In 2017, he attended Trump’s inauguration in Washington and was even interviewed, according to a video from Patch. Gardner also doesn’t hide his allegiance to Donald Trump and the MAGAs. One person tweeted that Gardner personally refused entry to her Black husband despite letting her white brother enter the building. His venue The Hive has also been subject to various complaints on social media, with people saying it discriminated against Black patrons.

“I’m asking transgender folk to use the unisex…bathroom,” he told the World-Herald at the time. Gardner also caused outrage in 2016 when he wrote on Facebook that transgender women should have had their “appendage” removed if they want to use women’s bathrooms.
