JOLIET, Ill. — The girlfriend of the man accused of killing eight people in a Joliet home last month pleaded not guilty to charges filed in court Thursday.
Kyleigh Cleaveland Singleton is facing an obstruction of justice charge in connection to the string of deadly shootings inside the Joliet home.
The 21-year-old pleaded not guilty during the quick hearing. She is free on home confinement while the case makes its way through the court system.
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Prosecutors say she gave false information during their investigation and search for her boyfriend Romeo Nance . Police say Nance had shot and killed seven members of his family and another man before fleeing to Texas.
He shot and killed himself as U.S. Marshalls closed in on him.
Prosecutors say Cleaveland-Singleton told investigators she did not have Nance’s phone number. The two have a child together.
Her next court date is scheduled for March 5.
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