Men arrested in Douglas County linked to murder

ARCOLA – Two men arrested in the shooting of a sheriff's deputy in Douglas County and a hostage standoff at the First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust branch in Arcola might have been involved in a murder in Chicago.

The silver Infiniti luxury car driven by William B. Thompson, 26, with Yusef Kareem Brown, 23, as a passenger was registered to a murder victim found Thursday night in a home on Chicago's South Side, Illinois State Police Sgt. Bill Emery confirmed Friday evening.

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