02/22/1990 - Report #176 - Victim: Charles O. Woodcock Jr - Location: Fairview Heights, IL
MCS Report #176
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Fairview Heights Police Department
Date of Activation: 02/22/1990
Commander and Department: Capt. James Lay, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Dept
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Michael Boyne, Belleville PD
Victim: Charles Woodcock Jr.
Suspects: Terrance S. Towns and Reyondos E. Taylor
The Fairview Heights Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Charles Woodcock Jr (age 21). At approximately 4:49am, police officers responded to the Fairview Heights Short Stop (10220 Lincoln Trail) for a report of a body found. There they located employee Charles Woodcock Jr at the rear of the store. He had been shot and was pronounced dead on scene.
As a result of this investigation, Terrance Towns (age 19) and Reyondos Taylor (age 18) were both charged with 1st Degree Murder.