A 26-year-old Granite City, Illinois, man is scheduled to appear Friday in Henry County for sentencing in the 2020 death of a Knox County deputy.
Daylon Richardson is scheduled for a sentencing hearing that is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday in Henry County Court in Cambridge, Illinois, according to Henry County Court documents, which show the hearing may last all day.
Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas “Nick” Weist, 34, was killed in the line of duty April 29, 2022, on U.S. 150 in Henry County.
According to reports, Weist was setting up stop sticks on Highway 150 near Alpha, Illinois, to stop Richardson, who was being chased by police.
Richardson was running from Galesburg Police when they tried to arrest him after a report that he had a gun at a gas station, according to police and court records.