JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The girlfriend of a man suspected of fatally shooting seven relatives and an eighth person last weekend in a Chicago suburb has been charged with obstruction for allegedly trying to prevent her boyfriend’s apprehension, police said.
Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton, 21, of Joliet appeared Thursday morning in a Will County courtroom where she was ordered to be placed on home confinement with electronic monitoring.
She was being represented by a public defender. The Associated Press left a phone message Thursday seeking comment from the public defender’s office.
Singleton’s next court appearance has been scheduled for Feb. 8.
Cleveland-Singleton was charged after the Will County State’s Attorney Office reviewed information provided by detectives who interviewed her Monday, Joliet police said.
Joliet police said Cleveland-Singleton agreed to be questioned by police Monday after she was identified as the girlfriend and mother of the 3-year-old son of shooting suspect Romeo Nance, 23, who fatally shot himself Monday during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas.