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Streator attempted murder case set for trial June 12

Public defender will represent the accused man

By Tom Collins
Courtney M. Perkins, 20, of Streator

Courtney M. Perkins, 20, of Streator (Photo provided by La Salle County Jail)

A Streator man accused of shooting at a drug agent and missing him will stand trial June 12 for attempted murder, among other charges.

Courtney Perkins, 20, appeared Friday in La Salle County Circuit Court and was put back on trial call. He will next appear June 2 for a motions hearing.

Perkins at one point had slowed the proceedings by firing his lawyer and then advising Chief Judge H. Chris Ryan Jr. that he’d try the case himself. Perkins changed his mind and now is represented by Assistant La Salle County Public Defender Doug Kramarsic.

Perkins was charged Sept. 29 after he allegedly exchanged cash and drugs with the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team during a buy-bust operation at a Streator car wash.

An agent reported that a shot seemed to sail over his head, but nobody was injured.

Perkins faces a complicated set of sentencing ranges on his multiple drug and weapons charges, but a conviction for attempted murder with a firearm could effectively put him behind bars for life.