Dramatic Sentencing Unfolds as Convicted Joliet Man Seeks New Trial, Points to Alternative Suspect in Double Murder Case
JOLIET, Ill. – In a Will County courtroom, Michael Clancy, the defense attorney for Anthony Maggio, fervently requested a new trial during the sentencing for the double homicide of Ashtin Eaton and her infant daughter, Hazel Bryant. The request followed Maggio’s conviction of first-degree murder by a 12-person jury on Oct. 11. Maggio, who had a romantic relationship with Eaton after meeting her at an Amazon warehouse in Joliet where they both worked, was sentenced on charges tied to their deaths. Clancy based his plea on the exclusion of crucial defense evidence that he claimed … Read more