Prosecutors said Floyd Brown fired a gun from inside a Rockford motel room in 2019, killing Deputy Jacob Keltner.
Prosecutors said Brown, of Springfield, fired a gun from inside a Rockford hotel room in 2019,Keltner was assisting the U.S. Marshals with a warrant for Brown, who was hiding at the hotel, police said.
Brown got away by jumping out of a third floor window and then fled the scene in a Mercury Grand Marquis. He was later spotted traveling over 100 miles per hour southbound on I-55 while pointing a weapon out of his window at the police in pursuit. The vehicle spun out near mile marker 133, between Bloomington and Springfield. Brown spent several hours barricaded inside his vehicle on I-55 before police set off flash-bangs near his car. He then surrendered to Illinois State Police.Keltner had served as a deputy for almost 13 years and had served on the fugitive task force for five years.
"For nearly three years, we have patiently waited for the day that Deputy Jacob Keltner's killer would be held accountable for the crimes he committed. Today, Deputy Keltner's killer was convicted on all seven charges," McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim said in a statement following the verdict."We also realized that no verdict can bring Jake back, and justice doesn't always appear how we picture.
Keltner lived in a quiet Crystal Lake subdivision. He was married with two young children, and was a graduate of Western Illinois University. He also came from a family of officers; his father and brother both work in DuPage County law enforcement.
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