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 "I
am pleased to announce tonight that an
arrest has been made in the case involving
the murder of the five members of the
Raymond Gee family on September 21, 2009.
Today Christopher Harris was arrested at the
Safety Complex and is currently in the Logan
County jail.
"Christopher
J. Harris McLean County Il
Age 30
Dob 01/08/79
"Harris is
being charged with murder. The exact charges
will be determined by the Logan County
State's Attorney’s office with the
assistance of the Illinois Attorney
General's office.
"This arrest
is based on the tireless efforts of the
investigators and the Illinois State Police
Crime Lab forensic analysis of evidence
removed from the crime scene. I will not
discuss the specifics of the evidence at
this time. Additionally, a grey primer
colored 1989 Ford Ranger pickup truck under
the control of Christopher Harris has been
seized.
"This arrest
is the culmination of this investigation.
There are more investigative leads to be
followed. We have not determined, at this
time, if more arrests will come. We are
confident in the forensic evidence analyzed
thus far. The Illinois State Police Crime
Lab will continue their examination of
numerous exhibits submitted in this case.
"I want to
thank all members of the Gee Homicide Task
Force for their diligence in the
investigation of this case. I will keep the
press informed of further developments.
"As you can
see (noting all the agencies at the
conference) this is not a stand-alone
investigation. This is the culmination of
several agencies coming together as one and
doing their job."
After the statement the
sheriff briefly fielded questions but would
not answer any that he felt were pertinent
to the evidence in the case.
He did answer that
Harris was "familiar" with the family but
would not go into further details. He said
the time of the arrest was today, Thursday
at 4:08 p.m.
While the sheriff would
not say what relationship there was between
the Gee family and Harris, a search of LDN
records brought up a license to wed in May
2003 between Christopher J. Harris and
Nicole R. Gee, both of Chestnut.
[LDN staff]
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