Man charged with first-degree murder faces trial Monday

Two high-profile local cases, including a 2017 first-degree murder case over a traffic dispute, are set for jury trials beginning Monday in Sangamon County Court.Robert A. Pope of Springfield is accused of fatally shooting Adam Tayeh while Tayeh was on his motorcycle near Hill Street and Enos Avenue on April 25, 2017.In another case from 2017, Benjamin Lloyd is standing trial for the attempted murder of a peace officer when Lloyd fired a shot at a U.S. marshal in a local […]