Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Death of Illinois Officer

Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Death of Illinois Officer
Pontoon Beach Officer Tyler Timmins. Pontoon Beach Police Department/Courtesy of Illinois State Police via AP
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.—A southern Illinois man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer at a gas station last year.

Scott Hyden of Highland entered the plea in a Madison County court in the slaying of Pontoon Beach Officer Tyler Timmons at a gas station, the Belleville-News-Democrat reported.