CHARLESTON, IL — Bail was set Friday at $75,000 for a 17-year-old Mt. Vernon male charged in Coles County for shooting a Charleston man last month.
Devin W. Jenkins faces an adult charge of aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with the April 28th shooting that left a man injured during a fight in Charleston.
Jenkins is next due in court June 20th for a status hearing. While he was arrested in Mattoon, prosecutors say he had initially fled to Mt. Vernon.
Two other suspects, 18-year-old Shannon M. Barnes, and 19-year-old Alyssa A. Jenkins, both of Mt. Vernon, have been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, while Barnes is also charged with residential burglary, for what was also reportedly a burglary of the apartment, which the resident discovered just before the shooting.
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According to the Journal-Gazette, Coles County State’s Attorney Jesse Danley said Jenkins was charged as an adult “based on the severity of the offense.”
For the adult charge, a prison sentence of six to 30 years would be required if Jenkins is convicted.
Barnes and Alyssa Jenkins, both face charges of burglary after Pinkstaff and Devin Jenkins reportedly fought when Pinkstaff discovered his apartment being burglarized. Pinkstaff was then shot by the teen, according to evidence at an earlier hearing.
Pinkstaff also reportedly saw Barnes fleeing from the apartment.
There were also indications that Alyssa Jenkins was driving the car in which the suspects were traveling, leading to charges that accuse the adult suspects of accountability for the shooting.