10/30/2021 - Report #767 - Victim: Dean Joseph Ebert - Location: Sauget, IL

MCS Report #767

Classification: Homicide

Requesting Agency:  Sauget Police Department

Date of Activation: 10/30/2021

Commander and Department: Lt. Bud Jeremias, Collinsvile PD

Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. James Hendricks, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Dept.

Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Sgt. Jared Fravell, Madison County Sheriff’s Dept.

Victim: Dean Joseph Ebert

Suspects: Deondra R. Canaday and Tashayule Regina Armstrong

The Sauget Police Depatment requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Dean Ebert. At approximately 8:12am, officers responded to Pop’s Night Club (1403 Mississippi Avenue) for a report of shots fired. There officers located Dean Ebert (age 40) deceased in the parking lot from a gunshot wound.

As a result of this investigation, the following criminal charges were issued in connection with Dean’s death:

  • Deondra Canaday (age 28) - First Degree Murder, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Bond $1,000,000

  • Tashayule Armstrong (age 32) - Murder/Other Forcible Felony, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Bond $1,000,000

PastKathy Effan