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Peoria County man sentenced for 2021 shooting of girlfriend

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PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Peoria County man has been sentenced after being found guilty in August for killing his girlfriend and leaving her to die in a ditch in 2021. Joshua McGee, 39, was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Thursday by Peoria County Chief Circuit Judge Katherine Gorman for the Aug. 22, 2021, shooting death of 37-year-old Ashley Tankersley. After the judge read her decision, a noise that sounded like a table being slammed could b…

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Peoria County man sentenced for 2021 shooting of girlfriend

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Peoria County man has been sentenced after being found guilty in August for killing his girlfriend and leaving her to die in a ditch in 2021. Joshua McGee, 39, was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Thursday by Peoria County Chief Circuit Judge Katherine Gorman for the Aug. 22, 2021, shooting death of 37-year-old Ashley Tankersley. After the judge read her decision, a noise that sounded like a table being slammed could b…

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WMBD broke the news in Peoria, United States on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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