Crime & Safety
Trial Underway For Former Waukegan Police Officer Dante Salinas Charged In 2020 Shooting Of Marcellis Stinnette
Salinas also shot and injured Stinnette's girlfriend, Tafarra Williams, after they tried to speed away from a traffic stop.
Updated on: September 23, 2025
The murder trial of a former Waukegan police officer, Dante Salinas, began on Monday.
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Salinas was charged with three counts of second-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter in the Oct. 20, 2020, shooting death of Marcellis Stinnette.
He also shot and injured Stinnette's girlfriend, Tafarra Williams, after they tried to speed away from a traffic stop.
