DECATUR — Child sex predator Skylar J. Campbell sat in court staring straight ahead as the girl he had victimized when she was under 13 told him he had ruined her life.
“I know I am not allowed to hate anybody, but every bone in my body hates you,” she said in a victim impact statement.
“You were supposed to be like a dad to me and you took advantage of that; you not only physically ruined me but mentally. I have to go to therapy for depression, anxiety and panic attacks… you took my childhood from me…”
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Macon County Circuit Court Judge James Coryell then sentenced Campbell, 30, to 10 years in prison to be served at 85%.
Campbell.
Campbell had admitted a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault as part of a plea deal negotiated by Chief Public Defender Michelle Sanders. Four other predatory criminal sexual assault charges were dismissed along with a further count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Prosecutors also agreed to drop, and the judge dismissed, unrelated charges of aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation and two counts of domestic battery.
Giving evidence at the sentencing hearing July 13, Macon County State’s Attorney Scott Rueter said the girl had been assaulted between November of 2014 and December of 2017.
Rueter said Campbell had access to the child because he was dating a relative of the victim.
In addition to the prison penalty, Campbell was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and pay $250 to have his DNA added to a criminal database maintained by the State Police.
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Lourash
Jeffrey L. Lourash, 57, took a plea deal on April 6, 2023, and admitted the first degree murder of his wife Tabitha Lourash, who was shot to death November 23 in their Warrensburg home. Lourash was sentenced in May of 2023 to 45 years in prison, to be served at 100%.
Hirstein
Steven L. Hirstein, 43, was arrested March 30, 2023, and booked on preliminary charges of attempted murder for a stabbing attack on his girlfriend. He is also charged with aggravated battery to police after allegedly attacking officers with a knife. He was shot and wounded several times by police but his wounds were not considered serious.
Phillip Gehrken
Phillip J. Gehrken, 52, of Forsyth, was sentenced to 50 years in prison March 28, 2023, after being convicted of the murder of 51-year-old victim Kevin Cooper on July 11, 2021.
Joseph A. Williams
Joseph A. Williams, convicted of the attempted murder of a Decatur Police officer, was sentenced 80 years in prison in June of 2023.
Jetrevius O. Jarrett
Jetrevius O. Jarrett is charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting to death the photographer that took his family’s Christmas pictures in 2021.
Edwards
Cameron C. Edwards, 19, of Cerro Gordo was sentenced to nine years in prison April 4, 2023, after pleading guilty to the unlawful possession of a stolen gun, attempted escape and burglary. He was part of a theft team that stole guns from cop cars.
King-Woods
Traveon Hightower King-Woods, 27, was sentenced to five years in prison March 22, 2023, after he admitted a charge of aggravated robbery. Police said he robbed a victim at gunpoint but then had to flee for his life when the victim chased him in a car. King-Woods accomplice and brother, Amieron L. Barham-Perkins, 20, pleaded guilty to an aggravated robbery charge and was sentenced to five years on January 17, 2023.
Wilson
Tyler J. Wilson, 23, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Macon County Circuit Court April 26, 2023, after pleading guilty to a charge of armed violence.
Derrickson
Tiyren E. Derrickson, 28, was sentenced to eight years in prison May 18, 2023, after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary. He had raided the same Decatur church on consecutive days and stolen equipment valued at more than $20,000.
Colby J. Park
Colby J. Park, 25, was sentenced to a 24 month conditional discharge and ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life after pleading guilty to the aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 6-year-old boy by biting the child. The offense dates to October 7, 2018, and Park was sentenced May 19 of 2023.
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