CLAY CO.— It appears a Cook County man, with two names and dates of birth, traveled all the way down to southern Illinois to commit murder; at least that’s what authorities are saying.
Court documents allege that on November 8, at 225 Smith Ave., Flora, Lucas Brown, born February 10, 1991, also known as Prince K. Uche, with a date of birth of June 10, 1991, of 16453 Wausau Ct., South Holland, Illinois, has been charged with Attempted First Degree Murder, Armed Robbery and two counts of Armed Violence.
Information filed in the case claims that Prince Uche intended to commit homicide when he strangled Alyssa N. Riederer and stabbed her in the left lower ribcage with a knife, sporting a greater-than-three inch blade, knowing that the act created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to Ms. Riederer.
The alleged stabbing was said to have taken place in the 200 block of Smith Avenue in Flora.
Prince is also charged with taking Riederer’s credit card by force.
What kind of connection Uche had with Riederer, if any or if the alleged attack was just random, has not been publicly stated.
Riederer’s condition remained unknown by this publication as of press time; however, at the time of the stabbing (from which she suffered a single, serious wound), she was taken to local Clay County Hospital by ambulance, then transferred to Deaconess in Evansville. There, she underwent surgery, and was considered in stable condition about two days after the incident.
Cash bond in Uche’s case was set at $20,000.