Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation has announced the arrest of three Belleville men for the first-degree murder of an East St. Louis man found dead on July 19th in Washington County.
Those arrested are 44-year-old Kevin Loucks, 57-year-old Milton Robinson, and 45-year-old Arrion Sanders.
DCI says the arrests come after an exhaustive investigation into the murder of 44-year-old Montez Pearson. He was found deceased near Lunte Creek Road in Washington County.
Loucks was taken into custody on July 23rd after a search warrant was executed at his home in Belleville. Robinson was taken into custody the following day, while Sanders was arrested Thursday (today) also in Belleville.
The ISP was assisted during the investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Belleville Police Department.
All three suspects remain in custody at the Washington County Jail at Nashville with bond set at $1,000,000 with 10 percent to apply.
No other details are currently being released about the case.
