Crime & Safety
Elgin Man Jailed In Fatal Stabbing Of Woman
French Pierre faces first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of Dreanna D. Booker.
ELGIN, IL — A 36-year-old man is accused of stabbing to death a woman over the weekend in Elgin.
Pierre J. French, of Elgin, now faces two counts of first-degree murder charges in Kane County Circuit Court. He is accused of stabbing Dreanna D. Booker several times, causing her death, according to a news release from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.
The Elgin Police Department was called to the 700 block of Bluff City Boulevard in Elgin at about 1 a.m. on Saturday for a reported stabbing and found Booker dead, with multiple stab wounds to her body, according to the news release.
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French was taken into custody without incident.
French will remain detained at the Kane County Jail as court proceedings move forward. He is next expected in court on Dec. 18.
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