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Randall McMahon Charged with Murder in Deadly Shooting

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Published January 12, 2011 at 3:18 PM CST
Randall McMahon (courtesy Illinois State Police)
Randall McMahon (courtesy Illinois State Police)

By AP

McLeansboro, IL – A southern Illinois man is jailed on $1 million bond after being accused of gunning down a man who had been dating the suspect's estranged wife.

Hamilton County prosecutors on Monday charged 59-year-old Randall McMahon with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated discharge of a firearm.

McMahon surrendered to authorities on Friday. Earlier that day, police say 24-year-old Adam Ritchey of McLeansboro was shot in the head while with McMahon's estranged wife as they were taking groceries to Ritchey's mother. Ritchey later died at a hospital.

McMahon is being held in the White County jail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 3.
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