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Bailey Indicted in Mother's Day Killing

Carbondale Police

A Jackson County Grand Jury has returned a three-count indictment against a Carbondale man involving a shooting incident earlier this month.

The Jackson County State's Attorney's office says 21-year-old Quentin Bailey faces three separate counts of First Degree Murder, Robbery and Armed Robbery.

Bailey was initially charged with Aggravated Battery with a Firearm and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm in relation to a shooting incident which occurred at a hotel parking lot on May 10, on the east side of Carbondale near Reed Station Road.  

The victim of the shooting, Broderick Miller of Marion, passed away following the initial charges.  

Bailey, who was already in custody on the previous charges, appeared in Jackson County Circuit Court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the new charges.  A trial date has not yet been set.

If convicted of First Degree Murder, Bailey faces a sentence of from 20 to 60 years in prison with a possibility of an extended term of 25 years to life.  Armed Robbery carries a sentence of from 6 to 30 years. 

The Robbery charge, carries a sentence of from 3 to 7 years.
 

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