{"id":7226,"date":"2025-02-12T10:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7226"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:25:24","slug":"ottawa-murder-trial-postponed-shaw-local-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7226","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa murder trial postponed &#8211; Shaw Local News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/8ZNQkPlUdMrpru34xjKO7X-jTl8%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28jpg%29%3Aquality%2870%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/I5QSUEYKGFDDFIECPDY7HOUHGY.JPG?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>Nicolaus J. Phillips, 25, of Spring Valley was scheduled for trial Monday for first-degree murder. He faces up to 85 years if convicted in the 2023 shooting death of Eric Clements of Ottawa. <\/span><br \/>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/ottawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/ottawa\/\">Ottawa<\/a> murder trial has been postponed until the spring.<br \/>Nicolaus J. Phillips, 25, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/spring-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/spring-valley\/\">Spring Valley<\/a> was scheduled to go to trial Monday on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/mywebtimes\/2023\/06\/08\/digital-messages-led-to-ottawa-homicide-prosecutor-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/mywebtimes\/2023\/06\/08\/digital-messages-led-to-ottawa-homicide-prosecutor-says\/\">first-degree murder<\/a> charges. He faces up to 85 years in prison if convicted in the 2023 shooting death of Eric Clements of Ottawa.<br \/>At an unscheduled hearing Tuesday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/la-salle-county-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/la-salle-county-court\/\">La Salle County Circuit Court<\/a>, however, the trial was moved on a defense motion. Phillips will next appear Feb. 27 for a motion hearing and, depending on the outcome of the hearing, stand trial May 5.<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxPQkQ1YUtVYjdFRmRvYXh4VXVBc01Od19tTmxkTnpEelFvbktnLWMzX3lKaEI0Y1hKempfRjlPRzJGa0twQmpjeVJpWGNsanRXNFVpWUNsQVZQd3VKLTd3aGtnWE13bkQzS2dQTmV4RGtSbFAzbkpYeUVFTndMQlcwWjBPZDk3U2g3d1lr?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicolaus J. 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