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Thursday, August 22, 1 996 Judge hides as hunt for murder suspect continues EDWAKDSVILUE (AP) A Madison County judge is in biding on the advice of police who fear a suspect in the killing of a lawyer may also harm the judge. Associate Judge Ann Callis Rongey, 31, of Troy is taking a leave of absence at an undisclosed location while police continue their search for murder suspect Kelly Lee McGinnis, 40, of Greenville. McGinnis was charged last week with gunning down attorney Thomas Meyer on Aug. 12. Meyer represented McGinnis' ex-wife in a bitter divorce and child-custody case in which Rongey awarded custody of McGinnis' two children to the ex-wife.

Rongey entered the final order against McGinnis in March, stating in her decision that she believed Kelly McGinnis had not always acted in the best interests of the from the St Louis Metropolitan Major Case Squad recommended Rongey leave the area until McGinnis was found. Byron also ordered all but one entrance closed at each of the courthouses in Madison and Bond counties, which make up the 3rd Judicial Circuit. Col. Robert G. Lowery, commander of the Major Case Squad, said his officers decided it was in Rongey's best interests to be in seclusion.

"We are getting more family violence situations where one party blames the other attorney and the judge," he said. McGinnis' lawyer, Larry LeFevre of Vandalia, said he also had taken security precautions at the urging of authorities. He said McGinnis had accused him and Meyer of being "in cahoots," which LeFevre said could not be further from the truth. Meyer, 65, was the Greenville city attorney. He also had a private practice that handled divorce and custody cases.

Authorities found his body last week in an alley behind his law office. He had been shot several times in the chest Police said McGinnis was seen sitting in his dark green Ford Windstar minivan behind Meyer's office about the time of the shooting. Greenville police, who have taken over the investigation after the withdrawal of the Major Case Squad, say they have no new leads and have been unable to confirm any sighting of McGinnis or his van bearing the Illinois license plate of AWF 574. Associate Judge Ann Callis Rongey, 31 of Troy is taking a leave of absence at an undisclosed location while police continue their search for murder suspect Kelly Lee McGinnis, 40, of Greenville. McGinnis was charged last week with gunning down attorney Thomas Meyer on Aug.

12. children and that his ex-wife would be a better parent. Chief Circuit Judge Nicholas G. Byron on Tuesday said taking such extreme measures to protect a judge was unprecedented in Madison County. But he said detectives The Pantagraph yltacltV CToSchoqO I -u2n EXTENDED WARRANTIES One year on electronics, 100 coverage.

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Champaign school accused of racism CHAMPAIGN (AP) The U.S. Education Department is investigating a claim of racial discrimination in Champaign's school district, the district's superintendent said. The department's Office of Civil Rights had already scheduled a review of the district's policies toward minorities before receiving the complaint. Education Department spokesman Rodger Murphey said. The complaint said the school district's busing patterns denied minority students access to both remedial and talented and gifted programs, Murphey said.

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