Haine Announces Guilty Verdict For Attempted Murder; Convicted Shooter Now Faces Up To Life In Prison
A Madison County jury found Samuel J. Chatman guilty after prosecutors said he fired from a vehicle during a violent Alton shooting.
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County jury found an Alton man guilty of attempted murder after prosecutors said he shot another man four times outside a Locust Street residence in Alton, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.The jury found Samuel J. Chatman, 31, guilty of attempted murder, a Class X felony; aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony; possession of a firearm by a repeat felon, a Class X felony; and aggravated discharge of a fi...
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