A jury trial date has been set in Ogle County court for a Rockford man in connection with a shooting which took place last March in rural Byron.
21-year old Brandon McMahon has been charged with the felony offense of attempted 1st degree murder along with aggravated battery and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Other charges include unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Authorites say that McMahon shot 19-year old Wyatt Ackerson of Byron during an altercation at a party on March 22nd. Ackerson was hospitalized following the incident.
McMahon has pled not guilty to the charges. Jury selection begins on August 19th in Oregon. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for August 8th.
McMahon has also been charged with a shooting that took place in Winnebago County earlier this year.
He has done time in prison and was paroled in July of last year. Charges included armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a gang member.
McMahon remains in the Ogle County jail in lieu of a $500,000 bond.