01/11/2013 - Report #513 - Victim: Sanchez M. Garner - Location: St. Clair County, IL
MCS Report #513
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department
Date of Activation: 01/11/2013
Commander and Department: Lt. James Cavins, O’Fallon PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Patrick Feldhake, O’Fallon PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Karla Heine, Columbia PD
Victim: Sanchez M. Garner
Suspect: John Lee Harris Jr
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Sanchez Garner. At approximately 7:36pm, deputies responded to the 100 block of Amelia Drive in unincorporated Cahokia for a report of a shooting with a man down. There they found Sanchez Garner (age 29) in a yard. He had been shot and was pronounced dead on scene.
As a result of this investigation, John Harris Jr (age 24) was charged with 1st Degree Murder. His bond was set at $1,000,000.
