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Story summary
- Willie J. Herndon was charged with first-degree murder for killing 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson.
- He also faces a federal charge of felon in possession of a firearm in the Southern District of Illinois.
- Surveillance video shows his white Buick stopped on Interstate 170 at 7:03 p.m. Oct. 14.
- Two minutes later a gunshot was recorded, causing Wilson’s car to crash after being hit by a high-powered rifle.
- Police recovered an ABC-15 rifle with a scope and MaxxTech 23 7.62×39 ammunition in the Herndons' hotel room.