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OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Eric Rinehart
STATE'S ATTORNEY
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Jim Newton
(224) 374-2376
jnewton@lakecountyil.gov
February 4, 2021
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Timothy D. Triplett, 34 of Waukegan |
State's Attorney's Office may seek Life Sentence in Beach Park Shooting
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that prosecutors may seek a sentence of natural life in prison for a 34-year-old Waukegan man who is charged with murdering a married couple in Beach Park in December.
Timothy D. Triplett Jr., 34, was indicted by a Lake County Grand Jury Wednesday on murder charges for the shooting death of Carlos Rodas Perez and Mercedes Rodas.
He is being held in Lake County Jail with bail set at $5 million and is scheduled for arraignment next Monday at 9 a.m. before Lake County Circuit Judge Mark Levitt.
Triplett was arrested in January following a thorough investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division.
“I commend the Sheriff’s Office on their thorough investigation. Because of their outstanding work, we feel confident that we will achieve justice for the two victims in this senseless homicide,” Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said Thursday. “Our continued condolences to the Rodas family.”
On December 8, 2020, at approximately 9:40 p.m., sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 10000 block of West Wadsworth Road, Beach Park, for a report of a person down.
Deputies arrived and located a 49-year-old female and a 52-year-old male in the garage of the residence. Both appeared to have been shot.
The sheriff’s deputies attempted life-saving measures; however they were unsuccessful. Both victims were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Prosecutors said information contained in the indictments has led to the consideration of seeking a natural life sentence for Triplett if he is convicted of the crime.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
*Please contact Lake County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Christopher Covelli for additional information about the incident/investigation. Contact Lake County State’s Attorney’s Public Information Officer Jim Newton for any additional information about the charges/court proceedings.*
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Lake County State's Attorney's Office 18 N. County Street Waukegan, IL 60085 Phone: (847) 377-3000
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