PERU, Ill. (AP) - Attorneys say they expect to work out a plea deal for a teen charged in a fire that destroyed part of a massive clock factory in northern Illinois. Attorneys told LaSalle County Judge Daniel Bute on Tuesday that they anticipate an agreement by the time the 15-year-old Peru youth returns to court next week.
The boy is accused of helping set fire to the Westclox building on New Year's Eve. He is not subject to prison time in the Illinois Department of Corrections. But that's not the case for his alleged accomplice.
A La Salle County grand jury on Tuesday returned a one-count indictment against 17-year-old Steven Gallacher of La Salle on a charge of aggravated arson.
Gallacher will appear Thursday before a judge, who may schedule a jury trial. - http://goo.gl/IUPnX
