Outlaws Murder Defendant Gets Prosecution's Witness List

JOLIET, IL - It's been practically two months since Jeremy Boshears, a member of the Joliet Outlaws motorcycle riding club, was booked into Will County's Adult Detention Facility in connection with the disappearance and murder of Katie Kearns, a 24-year-old Joliet bartender. A $10 million bond was put in place against the former Joliet resident who lived in Coal City and worked in Frankfort for S&J Door at the time of the November murder. Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow aims to prove that Boshears is a cold-blooded and calculating killer. The $10 million bond virtually assures the public that Boshears won't be getting out of lockup before any trial. Joliet attorney Neil Patel recently informed the court his client maintains he is innocent.

In October, Kearns began tending bar once a week at Woody's Bar on Joliet's East Washington Street. She was driving into Joliet from out by Mokena. On Sunday night, Nov. 12, she disappeared after leaving Woody's. A few days later, the Will County Sheriff's Department found her dead body inside the back of the Jeep she drove. The vehicle turned up about an hour southeast of Joliet in rural Kankakee County. She was fatally shot in the head. Boshears was taken into Will County's custody and he has remained in jail ever since.

Recently, Assistant Will County State's Attorney Steven Platek began sharing the prosecution's files with Patel, the criminal defense lawyer at the Law Office of Chuck Bretz & Associates. Court documents show that more than 50 people "may be called to testify on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois" against Boshears. He faces three counts of first-degree murder all stemming from the slaying of Kearns, who recently began a romance with the married man affiliated with the Joliet Outlaws motorcycle club. Patel told reporters in November that Boshears had been married about 10 years.

Katie Kearns

Joliet Patch obtained the following information from the Will County Courthouse files:

SOME NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT WITNESSES

1. wife of Jeremy Boshears
2. manager at Woody's Bar
3. Husband and wife from St. Anne, IL
4. Two members of the murder victim's family
5. Joliet resident on Adella Avenue
6. Joliet resident from Cayuga Street
7. Joliet resident on Cottage Place
8. Friend of murder victim Katie Kearns who lives in Joliet
9. Woman who lives in Channahon
10. Woman who lives in Manhattan
11. Man who lives in Marseilles

ADDITIONAL WITNESSES, KEY PLACES

1. Walmart store employee, New Lenox
2. Ryan's Collision Service, Joliet's 1229 E. Washington St.
3. Will County Children's Advocacy Center, Joliet
4. Ingalls Park Athletic Club
5. Franklin Equipment, Joliet's 2324 E. Washington St.
6. Burris Equipment Joliet's 2001 Cherry Hill Road
7. Outlaws Clubhouse, Joliet's 1915 Washington St.
8. Sunshine Food Mart, Joliet's 1922 E. Washington St.

WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

1. Deputy M. Stortz
2. Deputy Gabrielson
3. Deputy Janovyak
4. Deputy D. Jungles
5. Deputy J. Miller
6. Deputy B. O'Leary
7. Deputy J. Tolbert
8. Deputy E. Goewey
9. Detective V. DiSalvo
10. Detective Sgt. D. Troike
11. Detective A. Beckman
12. Detective J. Reid
13. Detective Burkett
14. Deputy G. Whited
15. Detective K. Topolewski
16. Detective Grozik
17. Deputy C. Kahr
18. Deputy M. Eriks
19. Deputy T. Bergin
20. Deputy Ambrosini
21. Deputy P. Jones
22. Deputy M. Shaughnessy
23. Deputy Simeon
24. Deputy J. Cowe
25. Sgt. J. Zdzinicki
26. Sgt. McCleverty

OTHER PROSECUTION WITNESSES

1. Joliet Police Detective Voudrie
2. Dr. Valerie Arangelovich, Kankakee County Morgue
3. Janae Williamson, Kankakee County Morgue

WHAT'S NEXT IN COURT?

Murder defendant Boshears has a pretrial hearing Feb. 13 at the Will County Courthouse, Courtroom 404.

Mugshot of Jeremy Boshears via Will County Sheriff's Department, photo of Katie Kearns provided to Patch, other photos via Joliet Patch