Judge denies pretrial release for Bourbonnais man charged with attempted murder
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A 28-year-old Bourbonnais man charged with attempted murder following a shootout Monday morning that left another man injured was denied pretrial release during a Wednesday court hearing.Dezuan S. Turner-Owens is also charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and two counts of possession of a weapon by a felon, according to Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe.Kankakee police arrested Turner-Owens Monday in connection with the attempted murder of a 39-year-old Kankakee man. According to Rowe, the victim said he was walking down East Court Street in Kankakee when a man he identified as Turner-Owens pulled up in a car beside him. Turner-Owens confronted the victim over alleged comments he made about him online. Turner-Owens threatened the victim and then opened fire.The victim and witness statements, ShotSpotter alerts and local RingCamera footage corroborated accounts Turner-Owens used a weapon with fully automatic firing capabilities, Rowe said.Rowe’s account makes no mention